Catching fish

[Scott Bennett]

I've determined that my 2 3-stripe damsels are beating up on my other fish
in my 75G tank and so I need to remove them. Trouble is, 1) they're small,
2) they're fast, 3) there's 80 pounds of live rock with lots of nooks and
crannies to hide in, 4) there's other fish/inverts I don't want to
terrorize by pulling out all the rock. So, what ideas/techniques can you
suggest to capture them? Suggestions I've seen so far include a) leaving
the net in the tank to get them used to it, b) try to catch during feeding
time, c) try to catch early in the morning when they are groggy (problem is
they don't sleep out in the open).

Any other suggestions appreciated!
Scott

[Mort]

Attempting a capture during a water change has always worked for me. With
less water, they have fewer places to go.

There are certain "traps" that could be made but depending on your inverts,
you may get them instead.

What I have done in the past was to take a 2 litre bottle and cut the top
third of it off. Flip the top piece upsidedown and insert it in to the
bottom portion of the bottle. Put a tastey treat in there and sink the
trap.

Dont leave it over night though as anything that gets in there could
suffocate. This happened to me =(

YMMV

HTH

~Mort

"Scott Bennett" > wrote in message
...
> I've determined that my 2 3-stripe damsels are beating up on my other fish
> in my 75G tank and so I need to remove them. Trouble is, 1) they're
small,
> 2) they're fast, 3) there's 80 pounds of live rock with lots of nooks and
> crannies to hide in, 4) there's other fish/inverts I don't want to
> terrorize by pulling out all the rock. So, what ideas/techniques can you
> suggest to capture them? Suggestions I've seen so far include a) leaving
> the net in the tank to get them used to it, b) try to catch during feeding
> time, c) try to catch early in the morning when they are groggy (problem
is
> they don't sleep out in the open).
>
> Any other suggestions appreciated!
> Scott

[reefman MC]

I've always ended up taking my tank apart to catch nuisance fish.
Sometimes I just happened to net them without moving a thing. Try the
trap that mort suggested and if it doesn't work you'll just have to
take your tank apart.


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[PaulB]

You could try something like this:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=9048&R=15141&N=2004+113169+113133&in_merch=1

"Scott Bennett" > wrote in message
...
> I've determined that my 2 3-stripe damsels are beating up on my other fish
> in my 75G tank and so I need to remove them. Trouble is, 1) they're
small,
> 2) they're fast, 3) there's 80 pounds of live rock with lots of nooks and
> crannies to hide in, 4) there's other fish/inverts I don't want to
> terrorize by pulling out all the rock. So, what ideas/techniques can you
> suggest to capture them? Suggestions I've seen so far include a) leaving
> the net in the tank to get them used to it, b) try to catch during feeding
> time, c) try to catch early in the morning when they are groggy (problem
is
> they don't sleep out in the open).
>
> Any other suggestions appreciated!
> Scott
>