DeLgAdO said:
Yep . And towels? forget it.. if my wife reads this , i might have to hire a divorce lawyer tommorow. Im kidding of course.. partially.
Netting out monster sized fish ?
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Yep . And towels? forget it.. if my wife reads this , i might have to hire a divorce lawyer tommorow. Im kidding of course.. partially.
redtailfool said:Yep . And towels? forget it.. if my wife reads this , i might have to hire a divorce lawyer tommorow. Im kidding of course.. partially.
used a towel when my aro jumped out, fortunetely my dad doesent care, their still washable he would say
let you guys know tomorrow, I am going to the trust house for my monster catfishes. We'll see what he does to catch them. LOL
grab my plecos by the head I think that they get confused and just stay really still after a bit never thrash once you get them out...
when I move a RTC to a larger aqaurium he was 26 inches so I used the head grab method also. He didn't like it too good though. He decided to thrash a bit. Good thing the larger tank was within throwing distance or I would have dropped him on the floor. Ooops.
I always use a pillow case. I've moved a 2 foot lungfish, 2 foot red tail, 26 inch niger and an 18" marble cat this way. Catfish are usually thrashers, but since the pillow case holds water, drains slowly and is dark, they feel more secure. I take them out of the tank before the pillow case has completely drained and lay them into a 5 gallon bucket (on it's side with their tail sticking out--don't try to stuff or curl them into the bottom of the bucket) for tranport to the new tank. No thrashing, no mess, very little stress to the fish.
I used a big 18g. rubbermaid box to herd the fish into.
place the lid on and remove from the tank. Take some water
out and strap it down with motorcycle straps. He was not a
happy camper.
place the lid on and remove from the tank. Take some water
out and strap it down with motorcycle straps. He was not a
happy camper.
