A## hole damsel
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Topic: A## hole damsel
Posted By: AWOL
Subject: A## hole damsel
Date Posted: July 28 2013 at 3:41pm
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Any suggestions on how to catch/kill a damsel out of my reef short of taking down the tank?!?!? Help!!!' ------------- Remember, this hobby is supposed to be your therapy, not the reason you need therapy. |
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Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: July 28 2013 at 3:45pm
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Depends on how big it is. If it's still small, this has worked for me... Take a clean 2-liter soda bottle, and cut the top half off. Invert it into the lower half. Place it into the aquarium. Squirt some food into the aquarium, and get the damsel's attention. When it's interested, squirt some directly into the bottle opening. After a few tries, the damsel should go through the opening to get the food. Then...it can't figure out how to get back out. If it doesn't work the first few times, try leaving it in the tank for a few days so the fish get used to it. ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: jason
Date Posted: July 28 2013 at 3:46pm
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there was a trap for sale on here they work ------------- if wishes were fishes we would all have some |
Posted By: AWOL
Date Posted: July 28 2013 at 3:55pm
he is good size, i tried the bottle trick and he didn't even seem interested in it at all... all the other fish were all over it but I think he knows I hate him! has anyone had any luck with the surprise light tactic? ------------- Remember, this hobby is supposed to be your therapy, not the reason you need therapy. |
Posted By: xlr8r
Date Posted: July 28 2013 at 4:01pm
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Find out where it sleeps at night. Then get up before any light hits the tank. Have net ready and do the surprise light on thing. That's what I did to catch a jerk fish. Maybe I got lucky but it worked for me. ------------- When you hear hoofbeats....Think of a zebra |
Posted By: phys
Date Posted: July 28 2013 at 4:29pm
| wait for it to come out to feed (having the food in the front of the tank) and if it does go to the same portion of the tank all the time, insert a net behind it... then use another net to corral it into the other... |
Posted By: suiso man
Date Posted: July 28 2013 at 4:36pm
| I have the fish trap for sale if you want it. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 10:32am
Those are all good solutions.  I've used all of those methods with success. I particularly like the lights out method and even added more detail about catching fish to the Reefkeeping tips linked below in my signature line. Check it out. Here is one more useful fishing trick. Buy a #22 fish hook and 2 lb test line. Bait with a tiny piece of raw shrimp or earthworm. As other fish take the bait, place them in a bucket of tank water and keep fishing.  Good luck.Aloha, Mark  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: justchillinuno
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 10:33am
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Shoot them with LASERS.... sorry couldn't resist! ------------- 55g - RIP - Moved to 90g 36g Bow holding tank 90g Reef Tank Dreams of many more! |
Posted By: AcroNem
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 11:27am
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Explosives. That'll kill it (; ------------- 150G mixed reef, growing coral farm. Thirteenth year keeping reefs, always here to talk fish. 801-850-7577. |
Posted By: justchillinuno
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 12:31pm
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Speaking of explosives.. I have water proof M-1000's if needed..... just sayin... ------------- 55g - RIP - Moved to 90g 36g Bow holding tank 90g Reef Tank Dreams of many more! |
Posted By: 1stupidpunk
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 12:56pm
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justchillinuno wrote:Posted By: justchillinuno
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 1:05pm
I agree!------------- 55g - RIP - Moved to 90g 36g Bow holding tank 90g Reef Tank Dreams of many more! |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 5:23pm
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One of my fish really got to me one time and if it had continued I had ideas on how to devise a spear gun.
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 5:37pm
Shop vac works well too but remember when you turn it off the hose is full of water so you have started a siphon. -------------  |
Posted By: AcroNem
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 5:54pm
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Bahaha the ways we all come up with to Kill a fish. Sorry for the other post I couldn't help it. Did you get it out yet? I've always found feeding in the corner then sneaking up with a net usually works. Or buy a trap. ------------- 150G mixed reef, growing coral farm. Thirteenth year keeping reefs, always here to talk fish. 801-850-7577. |
Posted By: jason
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 6:09pm
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a mini bow and arrow work for me jk ------------- if wishes were fishes we would all have some |
Posted By: bstuver
Date Posted: July 29 2013 at 6:11pm
This is what I had to do to get a coral beauty caught that I tried catching for over a month using the bottle method and lights out method. I was finally able to see it in a good place to catch one night and snagged it. ------------- Jackie Stuver "wait these aren't the happy Hawaiians oompa doompa godly heaven on your face zoas? I dont want them then. lol!" Ksmart |