That Little S.O.B.

[Will C1]

ok get this a week ago i moved about 50lbs of live rock from my 90gal over to my 120 that i am cycling for a sea horse only tank, 5 days ago i added 30 more lbs of sugar sand and the tank was clouded untill today. so im lookin at my tank trying to figure out how to move the sand around to make it look cool, and out of the corner of my eye i catch some move ment. i go in for a closer look only to discover my damn yellow damsel is in my new tank!!!!!!!!!! that little s.o.b. hid in the rock as i moved it over and now i have like 6" of fine sand over most of the huge (12"x18"x4") rock he has decided to make his home.....how the hell am i gonna get him out now....

 

[shalegac]

Have you tried praying?

 

[tazdevil]

Sorry Willc, first response to this was ROFLMFAO!

Now, you could try the reverse since the little bugger is so attached to this rock- just remove it, put in a bucket , wait for him to come out, and then QUICKLY remove it or him.

Damn, thats one smart little damsel though.

 

[Expos Forever]

Just leave him the tank to himself and start up another 120 for your seahorses. Your damsel will love it

 

[Mogo]

How about a nic big lionfish. :lol:

 

[Mac1]

No. 2 Barbless hook and some 4Lb. Monfilament. Shouldn't take more than 1-2 bit's of krill

- Mac

 

[LA-Lawman]

how 'bout u stalk him and then siphon him out with a 1" hose ....! u gotte be quick though.....

 

[Will C1]

thanks for the ideas i tried praying but he's still in the tank so that dident work...i might try the fishing idea what do i have to lose...i cant remove the rock now with out disturbing my lavering system in the tank i have 3 distinct layers a bottom layer of 2" which has some fertilizer in it for the ton of plants that are coming in tommorrow a 2" of crushed aragonite for a corse layer for the plants roots and a 2" layer of sugar sand just cuz i like it. now all because of him it gonna get messed up. mabe i'll saute him with some garlic and butter when i get him lol :lol:

 

[4angel]

I was able to get a damsel out of the tank by first starving him for a while ,then I tied a piece of krill to a fish net, a flick of my wrist and that baby was outa there. Here fishy fishy fishy......
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[John Eccles]

Tirgger like Damsel...TASTY :twisted:

 

[Will C1]

the fish wont leave the rock yet, not even for food! i have it piled at one end of the tank the rest of it about 5' is wide open and he wont even swim around he just looks out from the rock laughing at me i presume. i think i will starve him a little then mabe try putting some food in at the open end. hope fully he will leave the rock as so as he does im gonna put a piece of plexi in between the open end and the rock i hope this will work. another option i was thinking about was to put a school of green chromis in there. mabe he would feel safer with more fish...i wanted to cycle the tank with the green chromis any way but not with the damsels from hell.

 

[UnderGrad]

Cyanide should do the trick! :twisted:

Good luck!

-AM-

 

[Anonymous]

Get an Angler Fish.that Damsel will be history. I think they are cheap. :idea:

 

[Will C1]

tanks only been runnin for about a month and a half im in the middle of diatom hell. i dont think an angler would survive or else i would try it.

 

[Anonymous]

tanks only been runnin for about a month and a half im in the middle of diatom hell. i dont think an angler would survive or else i would try it.

I would seriously try it when the tank is ready if all else fails. I had to remove all my rock to get mine out. One out of three hid in the rock....one died before I realized it. However it was just a 29 gallon tank.

 

[John Eccles]

Dead Serious man....get a 4-5" clown or queen Trigger. They are tough enough to withstand a cycle and are big enough to be mean

 

[Anonymous]

Dead Serious man....get a 4-5" clown or queen Trigger. They are tough enough to withstand a cycle and are big enough to be mean

Ok ok..just freakin take the rock out a piece at a time and stick it in a tub of saltwater with a heater. However you will have to figure out which rock he decides to hide in. Trust me he will do it again.

 

[Will C1]

i know what rock it is the bastard like my largest one. i've been trying to lure him out with mysis in a net. i guess i will have to remove it but i just dont wanna go through the hassle....oh well looks like im gonna have to. i dont wanna buy some fish just to kill it i would rather kill it my self. hell i might just try to starve him to death, i know it sounds cruel but what the heck. oh wait with all the algea in the tank he wont be starvin at all damnit im just gonna have to take it all out.

 

[Anonymous]

i know what rock it is the bastard like my largest one. i've been trying to lure him out with mysis in a net. i guess i will have to remove it but i just dont wanna go through the hassle....oh well looks like im gonna have to. i dont wanna buy some fish just to kill it i would rather kill it my self. hell i might just try to starve him to death, i know it sounds cruel but what the heck. oh wait with all the algea in the tank he wont be starvin at all damnit im just gonna have to take it all out.

I know they are omnivorous so starvin will not work. I just saw a post about a guy that used PC pie with a net on the end.just place food in and around the pipe.....then lifted it out when the fish was chased in with your hand. I just remove the rock now.I found it actually easier and less agravating in the long run.