Moving LARGE FISH

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LostAcc

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What is the best way to do this, I basically just want to transfer the fish from TANK A, to TANK B.
They 2 tanks are quite a distance from one another, but still on the same property.

I have a couple of nets, including one XL and one XXL, but I don't trust them.
I've got a pretty bad feeling that the fish might break/tear the nets or/and end up injuring itself.
I'll be honest here, I'm not entirely comfortanble with handling any fish by hand.

It's a RTC that I would like to move, it's around the 22inch mark now.
There's also a Cigar Shark that's smaller than that, but I'm not too worried about how to move that one.

All I have done so far is >>>

Drained the water to 1/2 way in TANK A (to stop tank-jumping and limit the splashing)
I have cycled and tested the water in TANK B, and checked that everything is 100% there.

Any help with this would really be appreciated :)
Thanks
 
Redbellypiranha said:
I use pillow cases to net the fish larger than 20" from the tank and then transfer the fish into a bucket.


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mmm, Wow, simple and easy ... and I would never have thought of that myself.
Honestly, thanks a lot, you might just just made things 100x easier for me now :)
Now just to ask the wife, if I can borrow some of them lol
 
LostAcc said:
mmm, Wow, simple and easy ... and I would never have thought of that myself.
Honestly, thanks a lot, you might just just made things 100x easier for me now :)
Now just to ask the wife, if I can borrow some of them lol
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Sure thing I'm glad I can help. Make sure you rinse the pillow case before you put it in your tank.


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All Sorted :)

RTC has been moved and he seems pretty happy in his new home.
Must say the move seemed pretty stress-free for him (used a washed pillow case).
Thanks again for the help :)
 
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