Help!!! Need to remove a fish.

[jmjead]

Hello all. I just bought a royal dottyback and he has already killed my two perculas and is chasing my green chromis he nips all their tails until they are dead. Anyone have a way to remove him from a tank with a lot of rock. I can't remove the 180 lbs of rock from the 90 gallon tank.

Help!!!

 

[MT79]

"bottle fish trap" you can find instructions at www.reef-aquarium.net under "Equipment". Should be easy b/c they are fairly aggressive fish. It worked for me in less than an hour- Good luck.

 

[PhishPhreak]

I would try to catch him while he is eating. Feed him something he likes and have the net ready. When he starts to eat, nab him!

 

[lad2knowu]

Laughing here but not at youre situation. I am very sorry to hear of your loss. What is funny? Some things are easier said than done. I had tried to catch 2 Blue Devils for several weeks (little bullies) I had to resort to the removing of some LR before I could catch them. Just hang in there and do what you have to do. Good Luck!

 

[Overstocker]

Caught my damsel by chasing it into a rock, then taking the rock up out of the tank with a net under the rock. Plop! and he was in the net.

Happened more by luck than by design though..... :? (and about an hour of frustration....)

 

[24 hours? NE!]

Baiting your net can also work. In the least, it will hopefully keep him on good behavior.

 

[SquishyFish]

The bottle trap is by far the most successful approach I have seen. Its cheap and easy to make...and you dont have to stand there cursing your fish while you wait. Give that one a shot.

 

[jmjead]

Captured!!

You guys ROCK! 30 minutes and caught in the bottle trap. Back to the LFS for him.