To catch a damsel.

[Elevate]

Seriously, why is this so hard? I need to catch a little yellowtail and he is making it impossible. Short of tearing up all the rock, advice?

[scrmbld33]

i caught my damsel using 2 nets, chasing him with one and he swam in the other. i got lucky, took like 2 months to get him. i even tried small fish hooks and a spear

[Elevate]

hahaha, a spear, im sure

[sk8rreefgeek]

sounds like the name of a novel

probably have to take the rock out

or trick him with some food

[Elevate]

No it's a show on DateLine MSNBC. "To Catch a Damsel" Chris Hansen hosts it. Pretty good actually.

[Twz]

I had to catch one as well
i used a pop bottle,
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/photos/art_fish_trap_02.jpg
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/photos/art_fish_trap_03.jpg
You then place the food in the back of the trap and wait =D

[Misled]

There's a person on this board that thought he had to eat his when he finally caught his.

























and he did!!!!!

[LobsterOfJustice]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1200936

[Elevate]

I hate damsels. I hate them.

[Misled]

Nice thread LOJ, this was the best post

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10709748#post10709748 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Maika'i
use a net and scoop him out

[scrmbld33]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12285515#post12285515 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Elevate
hahaha, a spear, im sure



it kinda was, it was a wooden bbq squir

[Elevate]

I got him! used my hand, a small net, and a net as deep as the tank. There will never be another damsel in my tank.

[msman825]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12286097#post12286097 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Misled
Nice thread LOJ, this was the best post Originally posted by Maika'i
use a net and scoop him out that is a good one:lol: :lol: just reach in there and get him:lol:

[downhillbiker]

make large hole in bottom of tank and hold big net under hole. let water run into sump.

he will eventually pass through net.

then plug with high quality cork.

[Elevate]

I tried to drop a quarter stick of dynamite down the hole he was hiding in but he swam out and it just blew the rock across the room into the big screen.

[downhillbiker]

yeah well rocks are cool, and tv is over rated.

[msman825]

if you have a sand bed you can use a red ryder bb gun

[Victoria]

Ok you will like this one... I tryed to catch my blue damsel for two month.. no joke spear (rubber band powered).
I was sitting in the living room one day, and saw something on the floor moving. Strange I thought so I got up and walked over and looked and lo and behold it was the damsel "HE JUMPED OUT" so what do you think I did??? I freaked out picked it back up and put it back in the tank!!!!!!!!!!!! Reaction I guess. I did catch him weeks later using a trap. Make me laugh NOW.

[Megalodon]

I bought a fish trap that works OK.

[unbreakable]

man you know what, i was siphoning water out of my tank one day and i had to leave for a minute and left the tube siphoning, when i came back the damsel was inside the tube stuck trying to swim out.. i made the mistake of letting him out, and now hes been digging in my sand covering up my SPS corals. what a mistake it was letting him out

[Imanz0]

Try to starve it, dont feed it for about 2-3 days. Put your net in the water first, and hold it there for 1 minute with out moving. Then slowly put your food near it, then when its close to it, scoop that baby up like there's no tomarow.