"Annette Kurten" wrote in message
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"Anthony Pruitt" wrote in message
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"Mr. Foo" wrote in message
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I have a Damsel that is harassing my other fish. During the time we were
selling our house I didn't stock
my tank and ended up having this blue yellowtail damsel in the tank as
the
only fish for about 2 months
so he thinks its his tank. Now that I have added a Maroon Clown and
Blue
Tang the damsel is picking
on both. My LFS won't take damsels what should I do with it?

thanks,
Kelly


It's a little dirty, but one morning about an hour before your lfs
opens.......bag the damsel and leave him by the front door. They won't
let
it die, they will take it and put it in a tank. I know from first hand
experience, I worked retail pet for 10 years and I had it done to me
countless numbers of times.

COWARD



Coward ?.....isn't that a little extreme over the desposition of a damsel ?
It's a viable option, maybe not one you agree with, but it solves the
problem. I worked in a LFS, and Pet Smart, and a major coral breeding
facility, for a total of over 10 years, and we got fish weekly that way. The
employees got first dibs at whatever came in that way, and if no one wanted
the fish, it went into a tank and stayed there for a week to make sure it
was ok. It was often used as a gimmie if a regular customer wanted it.
Sometimes they went into one of our several display tanks, or was sold at a
greatly reduced price, or if no one ever wanted them, they ended up as live
grouper or lionfish food. Either way, it's a win win situation.