After my tank finished cycling, I got 2 damsels. One blue damsel, and one black and white stripped damsel. The black and white one is way too aggressive, and I would really like to return him. The problem is that I CAN'T CATCH HIM! I have been trying for almost 3 days now...and still luck. Are there any tricks to catching fish. He immeditaly takes refuge among the rocks and caves etc...HELP!!!
Black and White Stripped Damsel...HELP!!
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They used to sell large decorator barnacle shells in LFS ... damsels love to use them as "home base" and will retreat inside them when they are scared. Once the damsel calls it home .. you can place a net in the tank .. he will retreat inside the barnacle and then you can place the net over the barnacle and remove the barnacle with the fish inside.
Damsels are hardy, inexpensive, colorful and aggressive fish. They tend to increase the stress level for all the other fish in the tank which may give you long term problems. I suggest you remove both damsels before you begin stocking more expensive and less hardy fish.
Another method of removing damsels is to go Fishing - literally. Purchase a super small hook .. put some bait on .. grab a beer .. and go fishing. You can bend back the barbs which will keep the hook from doing significant damage.
Damsels are hardy, inexpensive, colorful and aggressive fish. They tend to increase the stress level for all the other fish in the tank which may give you long term problems. I suggest you remove both damsels before you begin stocking more expensive and less hardy fish.
Another method of removing damsels is to go Fishing - literally. Purchase a super small hook .. put some bait on .. grab a beer .. and go fishing. You can bend back the barbs which will keep the hook from doing significant damage.
Wett Hands
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Good Luck... :beer:
trigger111
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Damsels aren’t easy to catch I know. What has worked for me best was to darken the room the tank is in and then turn off the aquarium lights. The darker you can get the room the better. Then after several minutes of the lights being off and the fishes eyes having adjusted to the dark renter the room and try to locate the fish in the tank with the lights still off. Once located, flip the aquarium lights back on and simply scoop the fish out, its eyes won't be adjusted to the lights and it will have a hard time seeing the net coming. Obviously with large deep tanks with lots of rocks this may not be the best way, but it is how I rid my tank of damsels after trying to net them the old fashioned way and it worked very well.
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