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I guess I'm in the minority here...
I've rarely wish a fish wouldn't make it, but this is one of them. Had never seen one before, my LFS had one, said it was reef safe, the one time I didn't google it, only to find out they love SPS corals.... After I put him in a tank that only has SPS corals in it.
Now he is harassing SPS colonies to literal death.
I wish I could get him out, but it's a largish tank with a complicated scape and lots of corals.
Not sure what to do now... He's so fast and relatively small (1.5"), it would be impossible to catch. I tried to see if I could stun him with a flashlight after the tank lights went out and snag him, but the little jerk immediately swam off and disappeared.
Totally my fault for not doing my homework, but I did purchase him at an established "reef store" so I thought I was getting good advice.
I have a fish trap, but he's way too skittish to fall for that and I'm clueless as what would even bait him that I could keep in the trap. Something tells me I would catch every other fish in there (probably 20), but him.
He apparently loves that sweet sweet coral slime, but that isn't something I can harvest and use as bait unfortunately.
I've rarely wish a fish wouldn't make it, but this is one of them. Had never seen one before, my LFS had one, said it was reef safe, the one time I didn't google it, only to find out they love SPS corals.... After I put him in a tank that only has SPS corals in it.
Now he is harassing SPS colonies to literal death.
I wish I could get him out, but it's a largish tank with a complicated scape and lots of corals.
Not sure what to do now... He's so fast and relatively small (1.5"), it would be impossible to catch. I tried to see if I could stun him with a flashlight after the tank lights went out and snag him, but the little jerk immediately swam off and disappeared.
Totally my fault for not doing my homework, but I did purchase him at an established "reef store" so I thought I was getting good advice.
I have a fish trap, but he's way too skittish to fall for that and I'm clueless as what would even bait him that I could keep in the trap. Something tells me I would catch every other fish in there (probably 20), but him.
He apparently loves that sweet sweet coral slime, but that isn't something I can harvest and use as bait unfortunately.