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Old 07-16-2012, 10:08 PM
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I did the same thing with a big net to catch a red coris wrasse. Dropped the net in to let them get used to it for a day, then started putting food in it. Caught the wrasse within an hour.
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Old 07-16-2012, 10:42 PM
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I've used a mirror as bait for aggressive wrasses before.. They go in to pick a fight and badaboom!
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Old 07-17-2012, 12:09 AM
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I think I'll try the trap route. Lord it will nice for him to be gone...
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Old 07-17-2012, 12:11 AM
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What's his issue Adam?
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Old 07-17-2012, 12:27 AM
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What's his issue Adam?
Since i never learn, he was the first fish that went in the tank. When I got him, he was all sickly and skinny and timid and I didn't think he was going to make it, but I had an algae explosion I wasn't patient enough to let die down on it's own and I figured if he died of some disease I could just let the tank be fallow before adding more fish...

Needless to say he recovered completely, bordering on overweight now. Problem is, he's not the prettiest specimen of his species, he only looks good when he's being a dick and puts on his "i'm gonna shank you" colours. The rest of the time he's a rather drab browny/purple.

I recently got my hands on a much, MUCH nicer tang (an achilles to be exact) and while the aggression directed towards the achilles went from 'moderate' to 'barely' after about 5 hours, it's still low grade enough that I think the achilles is having a harder time acclimating. The achilles is showing a few spots of ich and if the bristle tooth catches him grazing on the rocks he'll take a run at him.

So, $40 fish vs. $350 fish. Guess who goes... To the sump anyway, I'll decide if I'm going to try re-introducing them after the achilles is as fat as he is.
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Old 07-17-2012, 12:35 AM
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I just went through the same thing getting a powder brown out due to aggression to my new Achilles. I took apart half my rock work
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Old 07-17-2012, 12:40 AM
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I cought a tang yesterday by just waiting while feeding and when he came to the top..BANG.... First try. All the tang were good eaters tho and came up and would eat out of my hands
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Old 07-17-2012, 03:01 AM
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Well I have had great, success with a red light and a net at night
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Old 07-21-2012, 07:41 PM
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ive found the best way is at night time middle of the night for me lol
they are so sleepy then lol
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