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02-04-2008, 04:52 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
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|  How Do I Get A Nasty Damsel Out Of My Tank and Life???
Any ideas about how to remove a Blue Devil that has become a royal pain in the butt. He tortures any fish I try to add and I think that seven dollar menace has cost me quite a few dollars in the 14 months Ive had him I am fed up with his bull%*$! Soooo How can I trap him? breaking apart the tank is not an option..  | 
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02-04-2008, 04:55 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Go fishing. Seriously. Alot of folks have had luck by taking a small fish hook (file off the barbs though) and going fishing in their own tanks. If that's something you'd like to try, avoid feeding the fish for a few days so that it's hungry enough to take the bait. | |
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02-04-2008, 05:08 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Florida Age: 42
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Originally Posted by Crabby Jim  Any ideas about how to remove a Blue Devil that has become a royal pain in the butt. He tortures any fish I try to add and I think that seven dollar menace has cost me quite a few dollars in the 14 months Ive had him I am fed up with his bull%*$! Soooo How can I trap him? breaking apart the tank is not an option.. | Oh boy I've been there. I don't envy you at all. I was able to get him out with a net, but it took weeks.
I do like the fishing idea, though. Any bait and tackle store, or Kmart carries teenie-tiny hooks made for catching bait fish. You could fit a dozen of them on a dime. Next time you have fish for dinner, use a eincy weency chunk for bait. I recommend a Penn Senator deep sea reel, and make sure you use a steel leader on the end of some strong 100 lb. test monofilament line. I hear those damsels are strong fighters. Have a buddy at your side with a bucket of sea water to pour on the reel in the event of heat buildup from line runoff. . 
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02-04-2008, 05:22 PM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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Or make a fish trap. DIY Fishtrap | |
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02-04-2008, 05:28 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Those fish traps dont work on damsels(IMO) but the fishing does. The only trick to it is not to hook the other fish. Try sabiki's, they have really small hooks. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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02-04-2008, 05:59 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cleveland area Age: 25
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pull all the rock out of your tank, and scoop him w/ a net
Last edited by mattchew; 02-04-2008 at 06:17 PM.
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02-04-2008, 06:01 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Florida Age: 42
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Originally Posted by mattchew a .45 caliber hand gun and duct tape. | Matt, you're crazy. Infact, it's irresponsible posts such as yours that give us all a bad name.
Packaging tape is way stronger.  | |
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02-04-2008, 06:18 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cleveland area Age: 25
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Originally Posted by ReefSparky Matt, you're crazy. Infact, it's irresponsible posts such as yours that give us all a bad name.
Packaging tape is way stronger. |
lol. i edited it. i just really hate dominos and blue devils | |
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02-04-2008, 06:49 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
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02-04-2008, 07:50 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Fish trap will probably work if you have the time and patience for it. I have a buddy that use the hook and it worked for him. Just like Amcarrig said, don't feed him for a while and let him get hungry. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
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