Damsels in my tank

[brett_schn]

Lol

 

[Jlentz]

It'll most likely fix the damsel problem. You'd need to chuck a couple dozen hermits and snails in every month or so. Mine actually lived with a couple damsels, blenny, and yellow tangs. So ymmv. Everything that moves needs to be written off before going in the murder shrimp tank. Lol

 

[Reef_Tank_Fan_SC]

It'll most likely fix the damsel problem. You'd need to chuck a couple dozen hermits and snails in every month or so. Mine actually lived with a couple damsels, blenny, and yellow tangs. So ymmv. Everything that moves needs to be written off before going in the murder shrimp tank. Lol

Yeah, he is like the Ed Gein of the aquarium world.. hahaha but on a serious note he is a beautiful creature indeed

 

[Jlentz]

They are really awesome critters. I miss mine. Just ordered another today actually.

 

[Bdog4u2]

HOLY CRAP.. How old is the domino?

Probably around years old. my son has always loved damsels and he talked me into getting it.

 

[wmo168]

Lol, your wife is a reefer too... at least she didn't buy lion fish and put in there...

 

[Bdog4u2]

You can try a fish trap, take a plastic bottle cut off about 1/3 of the top portion, then invert that back into the bottle so the larger opening is now at the top and smaller in the bottle. Place some food in the bottle and hopefully the damsel will swim in to get the food. Once they swim in they can't swim out the small opening. I've caught a damsel using this approach in the past.

It isn't fitting in a bottle trap and won't go anywhere near my bigger trap

 

[GatorScott]

Fish trap and luck is your best bet unless you really want to take allll the rocks out. Damsels have a bad rep because a lot are buttheads. But depending what kind she got you might be ok? I have a neon damsel that's fine with his tank mates.

 

[jason_mazzy]

drain the tank and most of the fish will be flapping on the bottom. pick em up, refill.

 

[Meccaman96]

Wait till its asleep completely dark room then blast it with a bright flashlight. At the same time as you net it. %60 of the time it works every time.

 

[Reef_Tank_Fan_SC]

drain the tank and most of the fish will be flapping on the bottom. pick em up, refill.

This has crossed my mind actually

 

[Cory]

Corner method. Get a sheet of glass or acrylic and slowly corner them. Then net them out.

 

[Reef_Tank_Fan_SC]

Corner method. Get a sheet of glass or acrylic and slowly corner them. Then net them out.

Thanks, that's actually not a bad idea. I will give that one a shot

 

[Cory]

Thanks, that's actually not a bad idea. I will give that one a shot

Egg crate might be better so water flows through it

 

[Scurvy]

If theyre like mine just give it time and eventually you'll only have to pull out one! They leave others alone in my tank so i leave them be. Dont think i could catch them at this point.

 

[Reef_Tank_Fan_SC]

If theyre like mine just give it time and eventually you'll only have to pull out one!

Kill each other? LoL

 

[Scurvy]

Yep, its usually a last man standing kinda thing woth Damsels.

 

[Reef_Tank_Fan_SC]

Yep, its usually a last man standing kinda thing woth Damsels.

Yeah, o had a few I'm some past saltwater tanks and the were !@#$%&*( . I will get them out before I put anything else in more than likely, but the again I may do it prison style. Put them an and let them just fight it out till we have a winner..[emoji123]

 

[Scurvy]

Yeah, o had a few I'm some past saltwater tanks and the were !@#$%&*( . I will get them out before I put anything else in more than likely, but the again I may do it prison style. Put them an and let them just fight it out till we have a winner..[emoji123]

THUNDER DOME!

 

[Reef_Tank_Fan_SC]

Lol, um huh... mortal kombat tank