What should I do with the Damsel

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

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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


find a local fish club and donate it to their auction/prize giveaways. make
a tiny tank for someone (a child?) and have it be the only fish in the tank.

"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?
|

Got a sump? My 20g sump\fuge has LR, DSB and is lighted since I grow
macro for nitrate reduction. My yellowtail was picking on everyone,
so into the sump he went, with the intention of finding him a new
home. He's quite happy in there, with only a choc-chip star and a
couple hermits to keep him company.


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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.

"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

"Annette Kurten" wrote in message
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| COWARD
|

Now, Now, name-calling will solve nothing. Besides, it's a good idea.
The store won't take it when they're open, only *one* that I frequent
would consider taking back a damsel, and that's a small outfit with
no employees other than him, his wife, and 2 small kids.g His only
other options a

1: Kill it.
2: Spend a ****load of money and find room for another fishtank for a
silly damsel.

The 'leave it on the doorstep' method, while it may appear a bit
unethical, is a decent option IMO, when considering the needs of the
animal.


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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.

I love this method! I will add that if you do decide to kill him please do
that. Take a knife and slice the suckers head off. It is a heck of a lot
more humane that drowning in fresh water. Hypoxia, slowly smothering in
their own CO2 and ammonia in a small plastic bag would be greatly preferable
to that.

Tre'


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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.

"Mr. Foo" wrote in message
news:44K2d.437647$M95.61816@pd7tw1no...
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 is his tank, Though I am surprised the Maroon isn't sorting him, mine
takes so much, then sorts out the damsels, then rearranges half the rocks in
the tank.

Damsels are boisterous to say the least, dominoes leccy blues.
That is the way it is , what do you want us to say ,Flush him?

I like Charles idea I'll put together a small fish only tank for my 4 year
old sons room he'll like that.

thanks

"Annette Kurten" 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 is his tank, Though I am surprised the Maroon isn't sorting him, mine
takes so much, then sorts out the damsels, then rearranges half the rocks
in
the tank.

Damsels are boisterous to say the least, dominoes leccy blues.
That is the way it is , what do you want us to say ,Flush him?