Catching fish...

Blackheart · 03-01-2013, 03:30 PM

So I'm trying to catch a bunch of the Pristella Tetras, and Head And Tail Light tetras to move to a different tank... Out of my 56 gallon column tank. Well I guess this is mission impossible. Any tips on how to successfully do this? Without having to drain the water to catch them... or tear out all the plants?

pwolfe · 03-01-2013, 03:36 PM

you could make a trap.

http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/24971...tle-fish-trap/

I used this to catch some harlequin rasboras once upon a time.
you could also use an acryllic panel coral them to a smaller area so there is less room for them to run.

mindy · 03-01-2013, 03:50 PM

What works well for my husband and I is the 2 net method. One of us will coral the fish down to one side of the tank and the other one will catch them. It works quite well.

hunterlook · 03-01-2013, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwolfe

you could make a trap.

http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/24971...tle-fish-trap/

I used this to catch some harlequin rasboras once upon a time.
you could also use an acryllic panel coral them to a smaller area so there is less room for them to run.

It's a trap!

Ashnic05 · 03-01-2013, 05:16 PM

Easiest method for me when I need to catch a bunch of schoolers is to place a larger net on one end of the tank, then use my hand to 'chase' the fish into the net (they school together, usually if one goes in a bunch will). Only fish this HASN'T worked on are Rummy Nose Tetra, don't ask me why

Then all you need to do is catch a few stragglers. The fish trap above might be worth a shot too!

**vincenz** · 03-01-2013, 05:28 PM

I usually use 2 nets. One large one I'll leave nearby and another to chase them into it. You can also use your hand to chase them into it. Draining some water should help since it's a column tank.

Oxl · 03-01-2013, 06:46 PM

Best way I've found is to get a big flat sheet of rigid plastic/wood/etc (I use a large tupperware storage container lid) and use it to create a narrow dead end partition in the tank. Place food in the dead end corner of the tank then sweep up the fish from behind with the net.

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Blackheart · 03-02-2013, 01:38 AM

Well, thanks for the tips guys. But what I finally did was just drained about 25% of the water, removed a bunch of the plants (much to my dismay), and then caught them.

03-01-2013, 03:30 PM	#1
Blackheart Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Royal Oak, Michigan Posts: 643	Catching fish... So I'm trying to catch a bunch of the Pristella Tetras, and Head And Tail Light tetras to move to a different tank... Out of my 56 gallon column tank. Well I guess this is mission impossible. Any tips on how to successfully do this? Without having to drain the water to catch them... or tear out all the plants?

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Ashnic05 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 409	Easiest method for me when I need to catch a bunch of schoolers is to place a larger net on one end of the tank, then use my hand to 'chase' the fish into the net (they school together, usually if one goes in a bunch will). Only fish this HASN'T worked on are Rummy Nose Tetra, don't ask me why Then all you need to do is catch a few stragglers. The fish trap above might be worth a shot too! __________________ Alive without breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~

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vincenz Cryptocoryne (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: New York Posts: 659	I usually use 2 nets. One large one I'll leave nearby and another to chase them into it. You can also use your hand to chase them into it. Draining some water should help since it's a column tank. __________________ "Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep." The Spawning Pool-- 75g shallow square Three Worlds-- 4g triple sphere

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03-01-2013, 03:36 PM	#2
pwolfe Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: US Posts: 283	you could make a trap. http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/24971...tle-fish-trap/ I used this to catch some harlequin rasboras once upon a time. you could also use an acryllic panel coral them to a smaller area so there is less room for them to run.

03-01-2013, 03:50 PM	#3
mindy Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 990	What works well for my husband and I is the 2 net method. One of us will coral the fish down to one side of the tank and the other one will catch them. It works quite well.

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Oxl Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: SWFL Posts: 89	Best way I've found is to get a big flat sheet of rigid plastic/wood/etc (I use a large tupperware storage container lid) and use it to create a narrow dead end partition in the tank. Place food in the dead end corner of the tank then sweep up the fish from behind with the net. ------------------------------- I I I I ------------ <-partition I -------------------------------

03-02-2013, 01:38 AM	#8
Blackheart Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Royal Oak, Michigan Posts: 643	Well, thanks for the tips guys. But what I finally did was just drained about 25% of the water, removed a bunch of the plants (much to my dismay), and then caught them.