please can I have input on how the easiest to do this without making all the fish too crazy like big balas, tinfoils, black bar silver dollars, I realize i need to get a couple of big nets from walmart and take all the lids off cause he will be moving around alot from one end to the other. How about if I do a 50 percent water change and catch him at that time? probably easier?
catching a one foot pacu in a 300 gal aquarium
- Thread starter brcacti
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heheGet the water level as low as you can. The lower the better.
Remove ALL decorations, drift wood and big rocks.
Lay a bucket down on its side at one end (Keep the lid REAL close by.)
Use a net to chase the pacu into the bucket, flip it right, and slam the lid down on it.
Be prepared to get wet! That will be a pissed off fish!
Do NOT transport in that bucket. Just use the bucket to get the fish out of the tank. Transport either in a large tupperware bin or in a camping cooler filled with water.
Remove ALL decorations, drift wood and big rocks.
Lay a bucket down on its side at one end (Keep the lid REAL close by.)
Use a net to chase the pacu into the bucket, flip it right, and slam the lid down on it.
Be prepared to get wet! That will be a pissed off fish!
Do NOT transport in that bucket. Just use the bucket to get the fish out of the tank. Transport either in a large tupperware bin or in a camping cooler filled with water.
Well said
When I have to remove a fast fish from my big tank I will wait untill after dark when the fish are asleep.They put up almost no resistance so they don't injure themselves.
Very good advice. I was shocked at how wet a 5 inch red zebra got me last night. I can only imagine a fish like this. O boy! fun!