Removing a Damsel
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sandy
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Oh my what a pain that is! I took the buggers out when I moved my tank... Had to take everything out but the fish and it was still tough to get 'em. Sorry no great ideas, cept I put my LR in a large 5 gal never used, rinsed trash container with tank water. Coupl-a shrimp ended up in there too... but they made out just fine.
Hope your planning on taking the little bugger to a good home... or at least the LFS. Mine are living in show tanks at a pre-school. (Well that's what the LFS told me anyway).
Hope your planning on taking the little bugger to a good home... or at least the LFS. Mine are living in show tanks at a pre-school. (Well that's what the LFS told me anyway).
steamboat1569
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I h;ad to take all my rock out and put it all in a container of saltwater, then went after the little demons (domino damsels).
ballzee
Member
Ok, I had a great idea. With the help of a room mate I took a piece of glass large enough to close off one section of the tank from the overflow in the back to the front glass. He held the glass and I chased the damsel into the corner and the glass was slid down. Instant jail cell!! So now I need to get rid of the SOB. As much as I would like to flush him I am going to try and find him a home. I do not have a small tank any suggestions for keeping him alive overnight until I can buy a 10 gallon tomorrow? I took him out already.
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here fishy
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Ah the damsel deal! I had a zebra and domino that I removed from my developing reef tank. I put them in a 125 fish only and they very quickly dispatched my harlequin tusk and goatfish. I caught them and sent them to the local shop where somebody else bought them to cycle their tank. This is what I suggest doing.
bluemarlin
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One thing we all seem to have in common is the catching of the damsel. What a blast! I tricked mine. He was a big eater and loved to eat anything I put in the tank. So, I had my net in hand and I placed a few pieces of dry flake food in the water. It floated and he needed to come to the top to get it. When he did, I nabbed him with the net. A good shot if I say so myself. One thing though. Those suckers are smart so you only get one chance.
na-h2o
New Member
Ok... I take no one liked the M80 idea?
Seriously, I tricked mine (a Domino) using a clear glass. I placed it between his favorite getaway path between some rock and the front of the tank. I couldn't believe it but he swam right into it. I had spent two hours trying to catch that little bugger.
Yeah me!
Seriously, I tricked mine (a Domino) using a clear glass. I placed it between his favorite getaway path between some rock and the front of the tank. I couldn't believe it but he swam right into it. I had spent two hours trying to catch that little bugger.
Yeah me!
cotton0627
Member
I don't remember where I heard this, but an idea is to put a piece of pvc in the tank with one end closed. If you can chase him into that, just lift the pipe out! Has anyone else tried this?
howard shoelson
New Member
Hello, not sure if you got that fish out yet, but I had the same problem with several damsels. My local fish store sells and rents a fish trap. I rented it for only a dollar a day and it worked great. It is a clear acrylic tube that hold food on one end and the other has a door that you hold up with a string. You put the whole thing in your tank and the fish swim in to each the food and when they do, you let the string go. I got all the fish I didn't want anymore out in 20 minutes. Hope this helps.
tiffbritty
Member
try useing a clear container to try to get them when you try to catch them they swim right into it .
splash1914
Member
Ive stuck my net in the water with flakes in it and swooped them up... be pateint they will eventually swim in....
steamboat1569
Member
Originally posted by Na-H2o:
<strong>Ok... I take no one liked the M80 idea?
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Personally, I loved the M80 idea. Those Dominos really had me ticked off. But I think that would have shattered my corals. So, I did the next best thing, I flushed the little demons. I am totally against flushing a fish, but these guys deserved it, and I feel no guilt.
<strong>Ok... I take no one liked the M80 idea?
</strong><hr></blockquote>
Personally, I loved the M80 idea. Those Dominos really had me ticked off. But I think that would have shattered my corals. So, I did the next best thing, I flushed the little demons. I am totally against flushing a fish, but these guys deserved it, and I feel no guilt.