Demonic Fish from Hell

[sen5241b]

So I put four fishtraps in my 29 a day ago and my lil Fiji Blue Devil has not gone in one yet. So I stopped feeding the tank --the only food is in the traps. Now that I have stopped feeding he is going around the tank biting corals --purely out of spite! Also, he has almost killed my 2 year old green plate !

BTW, this fish has never bothered any of the other fish in my tank.

 

[coolhandgoose]

You may have to resort to removing all your rock to catch it, sucks I know.

 

[x19]

I had to remove all the rock from my tank in order to catch the blue devil plaguing my tank.

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

How about introducing some electricity to shock him out. Lol

 

[sen5241b]

I figured four traps would do it.

 

[Smitty]

Fish are much smarter than we give them credit for...unfortunately, you may have to resort to taking some rocks out.

 

[BL1]

Sorry to hear about your troubles Sen, your tank looks hilarious though, it kinda has a trash filled reef look.

 

[sen5241b]

Sorry to hear about your troubles Sen, your tank looks hilarious though, it kinda has a trash filled reef look.

I've seen pics of tanks with a rusting beer can on the bottom --to make them look more real.

 

[Northstar24]

I feel your pain. I took out over 200 pounds of rock in my 180 to catch a Majestic Angel that went crazy on corals and clams

 

[jcegt87]

guess the fish is living up to its name as a devil lol, and i rememberbreakind down my tank to take out a damn damcel ughhh but had to be done

 

[wontonflip]

Damn, sen LOL!!!!

 

[sen5241b]

I may try a fishing line with small hook.

 

[sen5241b]

Got'em!

Earlier today the fish picked up a rock 20x his size (seriously) and dropped in right on my $80 plate coral. Arrgghh!

Lessons learned:

• Yes, sometimes the trap doesn't work and you have to take all the rock out. I've been there --twice. But sometimes the traps do work.
• Use several traps!
• Bait them with food.
• Do NOT feed the tank. Let them get real hungry.
• Patience. The fish would not go near the traps for a day. He went in a little only after two days and after the lights went out he went in all the way for the Sushi roe and got trapped
• Put a big piece of cardboard on one side of the tank so you can sneak up without scaring him away.
• Once he's in the trap move like lighting. I had a dottyback a year ago wiggle out of the trap when I grabbed for him.

 

[coolhandgoose]

Yay congrats!!

 

[Smitty]

Good job bro...and good riddance to the demonic damsel.

 

[BL1]

That's great news, and you didn't even have to break out the rod and reel.

 

[jcegt87]

rock 20x his size (seriously)
[/LIST]

O.O see he was using his demonic POWER!!!!!!!!

or hercules fish haha

 

[little_fish]

awesome dude!

 

[wontonflip]

Congrats! Off to the LFS! LOL

 

[Redsprint]

Glad you got:D him. I am new to the forum (hello by the way!). Last week I had to wreck my whole reef to get a sail fin tang out of my87 g tank. Then after following a thread here I took someone's tip and found a place where I could most easily divide my rock and placed glass lids in between then I chased my yellow tang to one side of the tank, closed the glass off to block him and nabbed him with a net after removing a few corals and a rock or two on that side. Thanks for the suggestion whoever it was!

Paul