trap em?

Maybe something like this?

drop some food in and in one quick scoop you can get almost all of them

The fish trap suggested above it the easiest way. add some food into it. May take a few days to get them all but it will work.

A few days would kill the fish. There is no flow inside the trap, and that dead spot would kill everything in it.

fishscale said:

A few days would kill the fish. There is no flow inside the trap, and that dead spot would kill everything in it.

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You don't leave the trapped fish in there, put them in something for holding. An endler can survive in a tub or bucket with just an airstone. They are a very hardy fish.

chaznsc said:

I have a 10 gallon planted that i want to remove the endlers i have in there, a lot of little ones with adults. any tips on trapping them in bulk rather than chasing them around the tank with a net?

thanks

chaz

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How about a larger net? Lay the net on the bottom with the handle close to the top. During feeding, just grab the handle and bring the net upwards. I have an easier time netting fish from the bottom going upwards.

i built a trap from a water bottle and it trapped the whole gang in less than an hour. i glued styro peanuts to the top to allow it to float around

Wow I had the reverse bottle cap design in my head before clicking on the link.

That should work, since it's temporary anyway.

I just think of the commercial fish / crab traps that fishermen use. Pretty much the same concept. When I used to go fishing, that's how the bait minnows were held. Basically have something that allows in, but no out.
It doesn't even have to be solid. Have some small holes that are not big enough for escape to allow for water flow. Oh wait, you need to take the bottle out... so nevermind, no holes in bottle.

I also notice that fish have more trouble escaping nets that move upwards rather than any other direction. I guess it's instinct they prefer to go anywhere but up--since up means to water surface and air.