Getting DEVILl damsels out

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jc germ

Guest
hi all
i want to get 2 devil damsels out my tank
what is the best way to do this without ripping the tank apart

can i build a custom fish trap and if so how and how does it work
please help as i cant add nothing to my tank without them killing them i have tried getting them out for long but with no luck
meowzer how did you get your devils out
(domino damsels) 3m 365 gal reef
 
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jstdv8

Guest
easiest might be to add a large fish that eats damsels,like a lion :)
 
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jstdv8

Guest
ohh, I guess I hadnt thouht of you having other fish in there right now
 
aquaknight

aquaknight

Active Member
I've caught fish with the inverted soda bottle before. Cut the top off, stick it into the bottom, add some of the damsels favorite foods, pellets/flakes/mysis, and the place it near where the damsel usually hides.
You're basically making like an cricket cage, crab trap. Where they can enter, but it's too tricky for them to escape.
 
srfisher17

srfisher17

Active Member
Here's a cut & paste of something I've posted countless times. You've had your tank a while; but I think that when a lfs suggests cycling with damsels---they should be forced to come to your house to retrieve them.
This may have been me, I always suggest this; but most people think its
silly...until they try it. Tiny hook (hair hook, used to catch bait. Flatten the
barb and bait with a bit of raw shrimp..after the little monster has been eating
it for a day or two. A lfs called me several times, when I I lived in another
state, to help them get unwanted fish out of customer's tanks (almost always
damsels). I never failed, nor hurt a fish (much). I think this one of the most
common questions on this forum. I suspect it is often the result of lfs selling
damsels as "cycle starters".. I'll bet I've posted this reply 20 times; I'm
going to copy & save it...I type very slowly. BTW, I never heard from anyone
that tried this and failed, but have heard several success stories. IMO, it is
no big deal on the fish, far less stressful ,(on the damsel AND tankmates),than
tearing a tank apart.
 
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