aggressive dottyback help!

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  1. bigrf33

    bigrf33 Astrea Snail

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    tried catching it in net just swims off:angry: how can i remove without stripping tank, have new home for it wont let purple firefish or yellow goby swim anywhere in tank! please help
     
    bigrf33, Jul 23, 2008
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  2. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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  3. bigrf33

    bigrf33 Astrea Snail

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    thanks for that will try it now, wheres that bottle?:)
     
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  4. Tangster

    Tangster 3reef Sponsor

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    Its not aggressive its a dotty back :) You can buy good fish trap also all really should have one around I always have one on hand..Traps are like a wheel puller when you need one nothing else will do. Buy a good trap as there will always be a fish in need of a good flushing.
     
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  5. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    I caught my yellow tail damsel by seeing where he sleeps, then netting him when he was sleeping, worked pretty well, of course you need to be able to get to where he is sleeping with a net
     
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  6. geekdafied

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    Pseudochromis aka dottybacks are the devil! I had an "Emperor Devil Dottyback" and it terrorised my tank until I finally got rid of it. I caught it while it was feeding.
     
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  7. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    My wife wants a dottyback. No. And a good fish trap is not that expensive.
     
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  8. nunch

    nunch Aiptasia Anemone

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    get a bigger fish to keep them all in check
     
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  9. geekdafied

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    Heres a pic of one similar to the one I had...

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  10. amcarrig

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    Dang geeky, that fish looks MEAN!
     
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