Terrible Damsels
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Ryengoth
I wish I was in St John USVI
No, but that actually sounds like a fun way to grab them if you're fast enough. 
I picked out just the clear suction tube that was about 1/2" wider than his fins when spread so he wouldn't feel too confined. I put some sand on the entrance so there was depth of vision with it all being clear. He checked it out a few times and once he got a piece of floating shrimp debris he went right in looking for more. They'll swim forward before trying to swim backward so you have a second or so to get a net on the open end if an escape happens. In this case he darted to the end, smacked the end hard, turned around a couple times and I got it vertical and covered with the net before he figured out what way was up or out.
I picked out just the clear suction tube that was about 1/2" wider than his fins when spread so he wouldn't feel too confined. I put some sand on the entrance so there was depth of vision with it all being clear. He checked it out a few times and once he got a piece of floating shrimp debris he went right in looking for more. They'll swim forward before trying to swim backward so you have a second or so to get a net on the open end if an escape happens. In this case he darted to the end, smacked the end hard, turned around a couple times and I got it vertical and covered with the net before he figured out what way was up or out.
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I have torn down 2 rock works to get damsels out of my tanks. Once in a 29bio cube. 3 striped damsel. Wasnt bout to let him kill the more expensive fish. Second was a blue spot damsel which started out fine but became apig and with in 3 months went from being the smallest fish to the same size has every other fish. I started seing it become aggressive so i started to remove him. Most fish i had to remove which is few has taken chasing them around the tank till they get tired then they give up.
Ryengoth
I wish I was in St John USVI
They can be difficult to catch for sure. If you can starve the tank and use a clear acrylic trap with a food trail you can usually catch them. Just don't rush the trap. They are paranoid and once you ruin the surprise, they don't forget.
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