best way in removing a fish

phanizzle · 11-06-2007, 03:41 AM

hey everyone, i was wondering what was the best way in removing a fish to take it to another tank? my tank is already setup and i dont really want to take out all the driftwood to catch my tetras i was thinking about taking them out when they sleep? any suggestions?

mistergreen · 11-06-2007, 05:02 AM

use 2 nets.. And one of them needs to be a really big one.

spypet · 11-06-2007, 02:15 PM

drain all but an inch of water out of your tank.
keep the last bucket of tank water handy so
once you scoop out the fish you wanted, you
can restore that tank water back, then fill the
rest back up with dechlor'ed tap water like you
normally do after a water change.

Mangala · 11-06-2007, 08:50 PM

Fish don't like being caught in a net - they think

when it's only

.

Sorry - the metaphor just came to me and I totally had to use it.

**Madfish** · 11-06-2007, 08:56 PM

Thats a good one I like it good use of visial ads.

mnsnowdaboy · 11-06-2007, 11:57 PM

It's so dam hard in a planted tank...LOL

eon17 · 11-07-2007, 12:09 AM

JUST SCOOP WHEN YOU FEED! it soo easy!

**forddna** · 11-07-2007, 12:13 AM

Not soo easy for shy feeders.

1 really big net. Tried the 2 net technique and just felt like a blubbering idiot.

Mangala · 11-07-2007, 12:26 AM

The thing with the nets is that if you have a tank that's big enough to have a cross-bar in the middle, the fish somehow know that you can't follow them back and forth. grr.

Some of my angels HATE to be caught. Actually - full grown angels shouldn't be in a net anyway. their spines get caught.

I rather like laying a container down in the tank, and shooing the fish in with the net and scooping the container out. This works better with a low water level... This is a great way to catch puffers, plecos, angelfish and any other spikey fish that might do bad things to your net or cut up your hand. Yes - I've had my hand cut up when trying to catch a fish...

Good luck!

tazcrash69 · 11-07-2007, 01:23 PM

Also, try leaving the net in the tank for like an hour so the fish get more accustom to it not chasing them around.

crazie.eddie · 11-07-2007, 08:15 PM

I like using 2 nets, then trapping them in one corner. I use one net 2 keep the fish in corner and I keep the other net below the fish and slowly raise it up. The fish can't seem to see what's coming from below them.

11-06-2007, 03:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
phanizzle Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jersey City,NJ Posts: 656	best way in removing a fish hey everyone, i was wondering what was the best way in removing a fish to take it to another tank? my tank is already setup and i dont really want to take out all the driftwood to catch my tetras i was thinking about taking them out when they sleep? any suggestions?

11-06-2007, 05:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
mistergreen Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,351	use 2 nets.. And one of them needs to be a really big one. __________________ Algae happens.

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spypet Banned (View User Tanks) PTrader: (56) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Forest Hills, NY Posts: 3,298	drain all but an inch of water out of your tank. keep the last bucket of tank water handy so once you scoop out the fish you wanted, you can restore that tank water back, then fill the rest back up with dechlor'ed tap water like you normally do after a water change. __________________ {Clear Mesh Net Sale} {my 29gal planted tank} {my 10gal crayfish tank} {DIY moss rope ladders} {my 100% Co2 Diffuser} {DIY Lava Rock Background} {30g full of Nano stuff}

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Madfish Keeper of the Algae (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hooper, Utah Posts: 609	Thats a good one I like it good use of visial ads. __________________ Whats this green fuzzy stuff thats growing in my tank.

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forddna Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (30) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Zephyrhills, FL Posts: 1,627	Not soo easy for shy feeders. 1 really big net. Tried the 2 net technique and just felt like a blubbering idiot. __________________ ~Amanda~ 54g AGA Corner Bowfront Planted 220g Mixed Reef

11-06-2007, 08:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mangala Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 559	Fish don't like being caught in a net - they think when it's only . Sorry - the metaphor just came to me and I totally had to use it.

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mnsnowdaboy Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 201	It's so dam hard in a planted tank...LOL

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eon17 Banned (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Manhattan,Kansas Posts: 338	JUST SCOOP WHEN YOU FEED! it soo easy!

11-07-2007, 12:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mangala Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 559	The thing with the nets is that if you have a tank that's big enough to have a cross-bar in the middle, the fish somehow know that you can't follow them back and forth. grr. Some of my angels HATE to be caught. Actually - full grown angels shouldn't be in a net anyway. their spines get caught. I rather like laying a container down in the tank, and shooing the fish in with the net and scooping the container out. This works better with a low water level... This is a great way to catch puffers, plecos, angelfish and any other spikey fish that might do bad things to your net or cut up your hand. Yes - I've had my hand cut up when trying to catch a fish... Good luck!

11-07-2007, 01:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
tazcrash69 Moderator (View User Tanks) PTrader: (22) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hawthorne, NJ Posts: 3,030	Also, try leaving the net in the tank for like an hour so the fish get more accustom to it not chasing them around. __________________ Walter Visit my 125 profile and gallery or my 5 gallon low-tech. Proud member of:NJAGC.net --May the floor under your tank always be dry, and your glass clear!!!

11-07-2007, 08:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
crazie.eddie Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,683	I like using 2 nets, then trapping them in one corner. I use one net 2 keep the fish in corner and I keep the other net below the fish and slowly raise it up. The fish can't seem to see what's coming from below them. __________________ 125 gal (473 liter): Low Tech (1.5wpg PC for 10 hours, no CO2/ferts, gravel substrate), Equipment (72" Coralife PC, Eheim Pro II 2128 w/built in heater, FilStar XP3 w/Hydor ETH201 inline heater), Fish (6Discus, 2Angel, 5Clown loaches, 4L-018 Gold Nugget pleco, 1L-260 Queen Arabesque pleco, 7Cories, Farlowella cat)

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