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Unread 08/28/2006, 11:29 PM   #1
fishfreak83
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how the heck do you catch a damsel fish in a reef tank?

im trying to take my damsel fish out of my tank because there way to aggressive any suggestions these things are fast and I dont want to move all my rocks around just to get them


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Unread 08/28/2006, 11:32 PM   #2
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hook and a worm


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Unread 08/29/2006, 12:14 AM   #3
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keep the net in the tank and feed near it for a week, youll get your chance but you may only get one.

feeding from the net helps if you can [after a week of net in tank]


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Unread 08/29/2006, 01:22 AM   #4
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Forget it. It's HARD and almost impossible, esp. if you don't have any patience

Remove the aquascape and scoop him out. Re-aquascaping only takes around 30 mins... compare this to several hours of begging the damsel to get into The Trap


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Unread 08/29/2006, 01:50 AM   #5
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do it at nite.ive caught them with my bare hands at night.


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Unread 08/29/2006, 03:33 AM   #6
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Get one of those kid's suction dart guns from the dollar store, remove the suction cup and sharpen the end to a barbed point. Place a bit of shrimp on the end. When he goes for the shrimp, pull the trigger.

Just kidding, seriously though, try outy's method, but put the food IN the net. Make 'em all swim into the net to eat. Sooner or later greed will overcome instinct. I've got three yellow tails. I feed the tank frozen cubes that I roll between my fingers to disolve. The yellow tails come right to my fingers. I can flick them with a finger and they come right back. They wouldn't at first, but they were too greedy to resist. I could probably grab one while feeding, or at least cup my hand and flip him out of the tank.

Beware though, you only get one shot at it. I netted a tri spot damsel out of one tank and into another. It was over a month before he got over it. He would hide in the rocks when I came into the room. If one of the kids walked up to the tank, he was fine, If I walked over, he fled to the rocks. If you're going to use the net to get him out, make sure you get him on the first try, or it could be a month before he'll forget and goes back in again.

Good luck.

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Unread 08/29/2006, 05:38 AM   #7
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Here are some suggestions, http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-06/sp/index.php


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Unread 08/29/2006, 06:15 AM   #8
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I have been very successfull with the inverted soda bottle trap multiple times. If you haven't tried it, I would say it's worth a try. What is it going to hurt. I caught a lunar wrasse with this method in about 3 minutes. good luck.


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