Help removing Bully fish.

[unski03]

I have an aggressive Yellow tang that is torturing everything else in the tank. He nearly killed my other tang, he backs himself between my paired clowns and tries to get between my clowns and my anemone. He needs to go.

I have a 90 Gal tank with tons of rock and formations that he constantly runs behind. If I get within 10 ft of the tank, boom, he is gone.

Ill list everything I have tried but i may not have done it the best way, so please if you have advice or additional tips, please do not hesitate to let me know.

1. Started with the classic small net, obvious no go due to his overall hatred of me.
2. Tried the large net...no.
3. Tried the DIY water bottle, cut the top, inverted it like a crab trap. Put pellets in there first and he would not go near it, then tried flakes (which he loves), then seaweed strapped to a rock (which i give him 2-3 times p/w), then brine shrimp. Never went near the thing.
4. Rented a fish trap which I put all the food in for 3 days and he would still not go near it.
5. Bought tiny hooks and used #5 flyfishing tipet using brine shrimp as bait, but it kept falling off, then tried seaweed, same problem.
6. Currently, trying to find bait large enough to fit on a tiny hook and going fishing in my living room

Please advise.

If you are unable to help, I at least hope you got some enjoyment out of my plight.

[FarmerTy]

Stick with the trap, hunger is a good motivator. Once they get used to it, you'll be able to catch them whenever you want.

[unski03]

I was secretly hoping for a cheaper option because I rented it last time and it was $5 per day. That can add up quickly.

[FarmerTy]

Yikes! Nobody has one in town you can borrow? I'm in Austin so not much help there.

[FarmerTy]

Another trick that worked for me was to wait until the wee hours of the night, move the rock away from where the fish sleeps, turn on the light suddenly, and when it's in shock, scoop it up!

[Mike]

Drain most of the water out into a big container, section it off, makes it much easier to net the fish. Then pump water back in when you catch him. Good luck

[Mike]

Section the tank off, like with egg crate or piece of glass.

[unski03]

I am going to try those ideas this weekend. I'll report back on Monday.

[BBQHILLBILLY]

I had to move a giant sergeant damsel from Corpus Christi from a huge 7ft 210. I had to setup another tank to do it. You have to pull your rocks out and drain some of your water to catch with a big net then your done. Then you can put the rocks back in the tank and relandscape. I did that with a huge tank. I don't what tank you have.