Saltwater tank - removing a fish !?

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I have a 90 gallon saltwater tank and when I started my tank I added a Damsel as a tester fish. I now have some more expensive fish in my tank along with the damsel. the striped damsel chase, nips at fins, harasses and pretty much bullies my Blue Tang, Yellowpeel Angel, Clowns & fairy wrasses.
How do I get him out of the tank, I've tried a trap ( traps not fast enough and he slips out) Netting and he is either too fast or hides!

I would like to get him out of my tank, Any Ideas?
 
I've got some news that you really aren't going to like. You're going to have to tear the tank apart to get him with the net. Damsels, as you've learned, are actually pretty smart fish. If there's a place to run and hide, they'll find it. With 90 gallons it'll be a little tough catching him with nothing else in the tank.

With that big a tank I'm a little surprised he can't just coexist without causing too much trouble.
 
try removing all the places he hides in then try using two nets to catch the fish or you can try cornering the fish but make sure you remove all the places he hides in
 
when i have trouble catching a fish with a single net i use 2 a small one for chasing the fish and a larger one for catching the fish i hope this helps
 
Yes those 3 or 4 stripped damsel becomes very aggressive.

Here is how I removed it.

I got an old vacuum siphon and cut off the house about 3 inches from the vacuum. Then drilled small hole at the bigger end so that I can run thread through it. Then I put some food at the bottom of the vacuum and put it in the tank. Eventually he went inside it feed, and that is when you pull the the vacuum from the thread. Simply and easy trap.
 
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