AHHHH!!! Just thought I'd share this with ya'll

RanRoc · 05-07-2004, 06:47 PM

Spring is in the air!!! And I just trapped the three striped damsel that was starting to become a bully. Pity...I've had him in the tank for about 4 years now and he just started to become way to aggressive. I trapped him in a homemade fish/critter trap. There's a picture of it on my website. I didn't get a chance to take a picture of the trapped damsel b/c I was overwhelmed with excitement (it only took about 5 minutes after I baited it with pellet food). I chucked him into my 5 gallon holding tank (it holds extra LR and an airstone running 24/7). Off to the LFS tomorrow to cause terror in someone else's tank!!! DING-DONG THE WITCH IS ... not dead, but outta the tank.
Thanks for reading.
-RY

Curtswearing · 05-08-2004, 01:57 AM

Congrats.....Damsels are normally hard to catch.

BigReepher · 05-08-2004, 02:30 AM

Awesome! Nice trap Randy. I thought I was the only one that sang that song when overly excited.

wooddood · 05-08-2004, 09:06 AM

congrats on catching him it can be very difficult with atank full or live rock i know first hand. had to wait till i moved my tank to get the darn damsels out of mine good job and congrats again.

Woodstock · 05-08-2004, 09:36 AM

Congrats!!!!

Las weekend when I went to the LFS, I saw a huge striped damsel in one of their tanks for sale. I was thinking how happy it's former owner was to get it out of their tank!

RanRoc · 05-08-2004, 09:43 AM

Thanks for the kind words. I actually built the trap over a year ago, and used it to catch a sally lightfoot crab. It was pretty simple to make, and all I had to do was not feed the tank for about two days then bait the trap. BTW, if you don't see it on my website, I just used an individual water bottle (I think it was an Aquafina water bottle) cut the top off, inverted it into the body of the bottle and sealed it with silicone.
-RY

RanRoc · 05-08-2004, 09:46 AM

Here it is when I first made it.

Woodstock · 05-08-2004, 09:48 AM

How did you keep it from floating away?

RanRoc · 05-08-2004, 10:13 AM

When I set it in the tank, I let it fill with water. Also, I think that I may have poked a hole or two into the seal to allow air/water to escape.
-RY

RanRoc · 05-08-2004, 10:14 AM

Oh, and I set it up against the rock in a low flow zone.
-RY

05-07-2004, 06:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
RanRoc Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central Florida: GO KNIGHTS!!! Posts: 443 View Gallery Karma Komment	AHHHH!!! Just thought I'd share this with ya'll Spring is in the air!!! And I just trapped the three striped damsel that was starting to become a bully. Pity...I've had him in the tank for about 4 years now and he just started to become way to aggressive. I trapped him in a homemade fish/critter trap. There's a picture of it on my website. I didn't get a chance to take a picture of the trapped damsel b/c I was overwhelmed with excitement (it only took about 5 minutes after I baited it with pellet food). I chucked him into my 5 gallon holding tank (it holds extra LR and an airstone running 24/7). Off to the LFS tomorrow to cause terror in someone else's tank!!! DING-DONG THE WITCH IS ... not dead, but outta the tank. Thanks for reading. -RY __________________ My Disclaimer for any Advice I Give: I Could Be Wrong... Randy's Rockin' Reef MANGROVE ROOT GANG

05-08-2004, 01:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
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BigReepher Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 474 View Gallery Karma Komment	Awesome! Nice trap Randy. I thought I was the only one that sang that song when overly excited. __________________ I'm not a doctor but I'll take a look.

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wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: marion. INDIANA Posts: 3,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	congrats on catching him it can be very difficult with atank full or live rock i know first hand. had to wait till i moved my tank to get the darn damsels out of mine good job and congrats again. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

05-08-2004, 09:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,501 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Congrats!!!! Las weekend when I went to the LFS, I saw a huge striped damsel in one of their tanks for sale. I was thinking how happy it's former owner was to get it out of their tank! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

05-08-2004, 09:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
RanRoc Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central Florida: GO KNIGHTS!!! Posts: 443 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thanks for the kind words. I actually built the trap over a year ago, and used it to catch a sally lightfoot crab. It was pretty simple to make, and all I had to do was not feed the tank for about two days then bait the trap. BTW, if you don't see it on my website, I just used an individual water bottle (I think it was an Aquafina water bottle) cut the top off, inverted it into the body of the bottle and sealed it with silicone. -RY __________________ My Disclaimer for any Advice I Give: I Could Be Wrong... Randy's Rockin' Reef MANGROVE ROOT GANG

05-08-2004, 09:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
RanRoc Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central Florida: GO KNIGHTS!!! Posts: 443 View Gallery Karma Komment	here's the trap! Here it is when I first made it. __________________ My Disclaimer for any Advice I Give: I Could Be Wrong... Randy's Rockin' Reef MANGROVE ROOT GANG

05-08-2004, 09:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,501 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	How did you keep it from floating away? __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

05-08-2004, 10:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
RanRoc Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central Florida: GO KNIGHTS!!! Posts: 443 View Gallery Karma Komment	When I set it in the tank, I let it fill with water. Also, I think that I may have poked a hole or two into the seal to allow air/water to escape. -RY __________________ My Disclaimer for any Advice I Give: I Could Be Wrong... Randy's Rockin' Reef MANGROVE ROOT GANG

05-08-2004, 10:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
RanRoc Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central Florida: GO KNIGHTS!!! Posts: 443 View Gallery Karma Komment	Oh, and I set it up against the rock in a low flow zone. -RY __________________ My Disclaimer for any Advice I Give: I Could Be Wrong... Randy's Rockin' Reef MANGROVE ROOT GANG

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