death to the damsels

spit.fire · #1 09-20-2011, 05:10 AM

anyone got any good ideas for getting damsels out of a reef tank? ive got 5 of them.... i think and i cant catch them, im about a couple days away from tearing all the liverock out to get them

Aquattro · #2 09-20-2011, 05:19 AM

why? I have damsels and they're great. I'd have more, but they tend to kill each other. Don't bother anything else tho

spit.fire · #3 09-20-2011, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

why? I have damsels and they're great. I'd have more, but they tend to kill each other. Don't bother anything else tho

they go after my maroon clown and my coral beauty

Aquattro · #4 09-20-2011, 05:25 AM

Really? meanest fish I ever had was a maroon clown. Anyways, unless you can get them into a fish trap, you might have to live with them, or drain the tank enough to catch them and fill it back up quickly. That's the worst problem with a reef, getting things out after you figure you shouldn't have added it

I have a goby I wish would jump...

kien · #5 09-20-2011, 05:31 AM

What kind of damsels are we talking about? There are lots and they behave differently.

Aquattro · #6 09-20-2011, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by kien

What kind of damsels are we talking about? There are lots and they behave differently.

Good point. Mine are yellow tail blue guys

kien · #7 09-20-2011, 06:36 AM

I have a 4 stripe damsel that turns demonic and bites me everytime I put my hand in the tank but doesn't seem to bother fish?!?! I also have a yellow damsel with a peach head (forget it's common names), that's the most easy going gentle fish i've ever owned.

spit.fire · #8 09-20-2011, 12:24 PM

yellowtail blues mainly, two that are like a dark purple, a plain yellow one and a yellow with black stripes but they dont bother anything

dc4 · #9 09-20-2011, 05:04 PM

My yellow tail attacked/killed 1 of my clowns in my original tank and another clown after a tank move about 4-5 months ago, had to tear my rock apart to get that little $hit bagged to donate back to the lfs.

globaldesigns · #10 09-20-2011, 05:41 PM

If they are not too big, get a lionfish... Free food for it.

I have some yellowtail chromis, and some blue/green ones. The blue/green are fine, but I do hate the yellow tails. I WANT THEM ALL TO DIE!!!