Damsels should never be allowed anywhere

mfief · Feb 8, 2014

If only I had know what a pain damsels were when I bought my tank. I never would have put them back in after I moved it. They are the most annoying fish and are half a step from impossible to catch. Done venting now. Who else has horror stories of the horrendous fish. I really don't want to tear my rock out but I just might to get it over with. Share my pain please. Lol

J062682l · Feb 8, 2014

Build a fish trap. Google it. All u need is a small Poland spring bottle

boehm742 · Feb 8, 2014

Damsels are demons! Catch them if you can and be done with them forever!!! Terrible Fish IMO..

mfief · Feb 8, 2014

I have 2 fish traps going right now and have coughs my goby 3 times

boehm742 · Feb 8, 2014

How many damsels are in the tank? How bigs the tank? If it's a nano it will probably just be easier to pull the rock real quick. Not so much on a large tank tho...

Kworker · Feb 8, 2014

Whats the issue..? what is so bad about them in your particular situation. What makes them sooooo annoying? You never specified that.

mfief · Apr 20, 2014

Yes I still hate damsels. They will be in Mt QT tank to keep it running once I upgrade to the 75. I moved a pair of clowns to another tank and introduced a maroon pair to the 55 gal. My Talbot damsel flipped the a hole switch and was chasing every fish around light on and off. It had the fins tore up on both maroon clowns but they settled in and everyone calmed down.

salttanklife · Apr 20, 2014

I wish I never added clarkii clowns to my tank. I've got two and their evil little b@$tards

lisa28 · Apr 20, 2014

My two were awesome at first even swam with my two clowns, now one has gone full *** hole the other damsel hides constantly and the clowns are stuck in the nem. And these are supposedly the least aggressive type of damsels
:banghead:

redfishbluefish · Apr 20, 2014

I had a neon velvet damselfish (a pretty fish), and once it killed two of the "community" fish in my tank, it had to go. I used a soda bottle trap with a little hole in the side of the bottle. I put my turkey baster into this hole with some taste food (mysis shrimp). I squirted the food into the bottle. Leaving the turkey baster in the hole, I would continue to squire water into the bottle making a snow-globe effect with the food. The little SOB saw the food and darted into the trap.

He is now in a witness protection program in an aggressive tank with other SOB's.

I will never, ever buy another damsel!!!

tyler1503 · Apr 20, 2014

mfief said:
Yes I still hate damsels. They will be in Mt QT tank to keep it running once I upgrade to the 75. I moved a pair of clowns to another tank and introduced a maroon pair to the 55 gal. My Talbot damsel flipped the a hole switch and was chasing every fish around light on and off. It had the fins tore up on both maroon clowns but they settled in and everyone calmed down.

The talbot damsel I had a few years ago was a perfect fish. Never saw any aggression and they look awesome. One of my favourite fish actually...well as far as non-predator fish go lol.
I had him in with a domino damsel and they were happy together

Steviereefs · Apr 20, 2014

My damsel is awesome he's so bright when you try to photograph him he just reflects so much blue it's crazy
Just look at the pic around him he looks like he was pasted to the image.

goathead · Apr 21, 2014

I love having my hand and arm bitten every time I am in the tank. Little ******* actually hurts sometimes. Contemplating sending them back to the store, but catching seems rather difficult.

diesel3443 · Apr 21, 2014

My Yellow Damsels are angels. Now my pseudochromis and pygmy angel, they are another story....

clownfitch · Apr 21, 2014

By far the hardest fish I have ever tried to catch is the little possessed demon of a sixline wrasse in my 65 tall. I have tried two different traps including the home made version. I bought a really nice one and got it in the mail Friday. Fed the fish out of it but of course a little spilled out with the tank flow after I turned the wave maker back on but that's fine for the first couple of days of getting the fish used too seeing it. No food for them yesterday or this morning. Have my fingers crossed that the little sob will fall for it tonight.

mfief · Apr 21, 2014

I just gave up on catching them for now. But they I will be breaking the tank down to move it to a 75 in a month or so that is when I catch them. I was thinking of putting them in the QT but I will most likely put them in the fuge