[leathaw]

I have a Domino Damsel that I know very soon I'm going to need to remove. He is very aggressive with my other smaller fish and is growing quickly. I would like to remove him though without having to remove everything else inside my tank (i.e. live rock, etc..). Any tips anyone?

[R34dawn]

fish it out! try using a straight pin and bend the tip about 1/8 of an inch back, then get some sowing thread and some bait, I have done it before, I removed before a red cardinal a pigmy angel, and yellow african chiclid, from my fwt. and they all were under 2-1/2"
they was aggressive though

[Tangs Rule]

I have also used this before, mainly tofish out an eel who continually swam into my overflow. But some other fish have nibbled on the hook when I add a bit of frozez silversides to it. that may help.

Originally Posted by R34dawn

fish it out! try using a straight pin and bend the tip about 1/8 of an inch back, then get some sowing thread and some bait, I have done it before, I removed before a red cardinal a pigmy angel, and yellow african chiclid, from my fwt. and they all were under 2-1/2"
they was aggressive though

[leathaw]

for anyone that may be interested, after some browsing I found this bit of helpful info, I'm currently trying the light trick.

Get Out of My Tank! Fish Removal Tips & Tricks by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com

[leathaw]

Well, the light trick did work, but his sleeping area was behind the live rock where I was unable to reach, so I ended up doing it the hard way, but all my little friends are doing fine, obviously with the exception of the Domino Damsel I removed. I gave him to my LFS to be sold to someone else.

[Tangs Rule]

That's nice of you to not kill the damsels. I know some people would have just flushed them.

[demonsquirt]

Add the net in the water around the area he feeds at. Then feed for a few days. Then as he is feeding and off gaurd scoop it up.

GL..

[e_baer]

Thanks for that link, it will be very useful for future questions on the same topic.

[teriyakithunder]

i removed my domino by going fishing in my tank. he died a few days later when i put him in a bucket. i feel bad about fish hooking him but he made the bad mistake of trying to take out my new sailfin tang. too bad my qt tank wasn't set up yet, i probably could of saved him then. oh well its a plant tank now.

[malawiman]

i could not imagine fishing in my aquarium that is crazy. cant be good for the fish. maybe if you had a bass in you aquarium i would but then i would eat him.lol fishing in an aquarium good god man. just get a harpoon and save a whale.

[Tangs Rule]

Sometimes it just makes life easier my man. I got my eel out of my overflow this method, I can't even think of another way to get the eel out.

[Okayamapiper]

I've used the fishing trick to remove guys from my tank as well. I file down the barb to minimize damage and ease removal of the hook. This is a last resort of course as I first try an acrylic box with a trap door which works for most of the guys, but then there are those smart ones that refuse to take the bait....