Yup. Bring the water leave down is the only way to catch small fast fish. Take out as much decor as you can and try and work around the plants. Use 2 nets to conner them.
That's why I like big fish they are so easy to catch. I spent an hour trying to catch all my stupid galaxy danios from a planted tank.
I've trapped fish before. Use a container with an easy to close flip-top lid. Place in the tank and bait with food. When the fish enters the trap, close the lid slowly and gently by using a pole. Once it's closed, you can then remove the trap with the fish.
If you can, try to make the container a dark color so it will mimic a cave and not a trap. Adding plants and other decor will make the trap more inviting. Be patient as it might take a few days for the target fish to feel comfortable enough to enter the trap. Use it as a feeding station until the fish gets used to it. Then you can get him.
I always got extra fish doing this, but they were easy to put back in the tank. It was the easiest way to catch a very fast moving fish without destroying my tank.
I've had no problems removing tetras, barbs, mollies, guppies, etc, by using 2 nets. Chase them to the top of a corner with one, and have a second waiting a few inches below the surface of the chosen corner, and then bam, fish caught!
the only way i catch fish is by removing plants.. cichlids are fast skiddish creaters. rainbows are terribly fast but they are kinda blind to things comming up underneath them
tetras are best herded into a corner. loaches usually seem to pick a spot in the and stay there. having two nets works great for them
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
The Planted Tank Forum
3.5M posts
130.6K members
Since 2002
A forum community dedicated to Aquatic tank owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about flora, fauna, health, housing, filters, care, classifieds, and more!