What is the best way to catch a Dottie back in a reef tank?

NMSREEFER

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I made a mistake adding a royal Dottie back to my small reef tank. It is bullying my mandarin and claiming the rocks (and pods) for itself. Does anyone know a quick and easy way to catch and remove it without breaking down the tank.

I set up a diy trap using a 1 liter plastic bottle. The mandarin was the first to check it out. I switched to a smaller bottle with no luck yet
 
For those types of fish I strap a rock or two to the top of the trap, making it more cave-like for the fish.
 
A small inverted water bottle trap with a cube of mysis inside of it. Took me less then 5 mins to catch my terror Neon Dottyback and take him to the LFS.
 
I caught my splendid using the night ambush technique. I observed where he settled down for the night, waited a few hours, blasted him with a flashlight, and scooped him up easily with the net.
 
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