Hardest fish to CATCH/NET OUT
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There was one time I bought a peacock eel and after acclimating it to the water I took it into the kitchen to dump the water and fish into a net. Well he jumped out and went down the drain and into the garbage disposal. I spent the next 15 minutes trying to reach my hand down there and fish him out. After pulling him out I was sure he was dead but I stuck him in the tank anyway, he just came to life and swam under a rock.
My kuhli loaches were a pita when I had my densely planted 125 gallon. I had one side of the tank completely covered in blyxa japonica and they stayed in there and wouldn't come out.
One of the hardest non bottom dwelling fish is when I had some leporinus fasciatus. They are so damn fast and jump like theres no tomorrow. Also my clown knifes. I moved them from my 300 gallon to my 700 and both would jump from one end of a 6 foot tank to the other and hit the wall on the fly. Imagine a 24" fish whizzing by your head as you try to net it. You almost had to make it jump and try to swipe it out of mid air because that was the only time that it was helpless. lol
My kuhli loaches were a pita when I had my densely planted 125 gallon. I had one side of the tank completely covered in blyxa japonica and they stayed in there and wouldn't come out.
One of the hardest non bottom dwelling fish is when I had some leporinus fasciatus. They are so damn fast and jump like theres no tomorrow. Also my clown knifes. I moved them from my 300 gallon to my 700 and both would jump from one end of a 6 foot tank to the other and hit the wall on the fly. Imagine a 24" fish whizzing by your head as you try to net it. You almost had to make it jump and try to swipe it out of mid air because that was the only time that it was helpless. lol
Oh forgot my least favorite. 12"+ gars and arowanas in the 50 breeders at work. It is just a matter of time before one decides to jump and smacks you in the face.
The last fish I caught was a 10" odoe pike I had the bucket on the floor and after attempting to net him for 10-15 minutes he jumped out of the tank and literally landed in the bucket full of water. Then I fell on the floor laughing for five minutes before I moved him to his new home.
When working I find african cichlids to be a pain only because the customer wants a particular electric yellow etc... Can't say I blame them but it doesn't make them easier to catch lol
When working I find african cichlids to be a pain only because the customer wants a particular electric yellow etc... Can't say I blame them but it doesn't make them easier to catch lol
Sa/african chichilds assorted. Spesh when the damn customer wants the "ohh that one!only that one!" =/ I do this to but not with schooling fish...
