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.