Netting out monster sized fish ?

[bigbroJames]

Your arro is pretty cool. what type of arro is it? Blue, silver.

 

[landonc]

When it comes to my foot long pacu, I have a bag about two foot wide (clear normal fish bag) and I simply open it wide and scoop him up. Doesnt cause too much stress and he cant hurt him self.

 

[scottv]

How do you move your monster sized fishes? I honestly hate doing it
because theres the possibility of the fish thrashing around and doing damage to itself.

I use the largest net i could find for arowanas , stingrays and bigger catfish , i herd them in a large trash bag and lift the bag out slowly ( after removing excess water ) from the tank.

Any special, unusual technique that people out there use or want to share? Post them here !

I use a big net, and change into swimming shorts.

 

[ewurm]

I borrow a tractor beam from George Lucas.

 

[riskistang]

a large 5 gal bucket and net

 

[PUFFER—not_asthma_inhaler]

I had originally purchased a fish cradle for handling carp and pike etc. When it dawned on me that it would be perfect for moving my pbass and koi. It prevents them from harming themselves and it is easy to use.

What is a fish cradle?

 

[guppy]

Hiya PufferNAI, welcome to MFK.
I believe he means one of these, they are often used for catch and release fisheries.

 

[rottbo]

i am buying those big sock nets one holds water the onther doesnt they are great because both ends ar open all you do is hold one end shut net your fish and move him they work great and can hold big fish but i like the cradle idea too

 

[freeNINETY9]

um, i read about a pretty cool way to transport fish with little stress. clove oil is actually like anesthesia to them. this guy was knocking out his puffers to cut their teeth. like, two or three drops for every three cups of tank water and within a minute or two the puffer was belly up. when he put him back in normal water he came to within a few secs. very little stress. i guess if you had to do it to an arrow youd have to figure out how many cups in your tank and do lots of drops eh?

seems weird to me but ive heard of it working more than once. -shrug-

 

[freeNINETY9]

heres another good one for knives/loaches/catfish/etc as long as theyre not HUGE HUGE. take a 2liter bottle and cut the top off right where the neck meets the straight sides. then invert the neck and reattach it to the bottle with tape or staples. basically what you have done is made it so that the neck of the bottle no longer points out, but into the bottle. then drop some shrimp pellets, krill, etc inside the bottle and throw it in the tank overnight. next morning youve got a fish who cant figure out how to get out. i was going to try it for my clown loach but that damn thing is so friendly, i just pop the lid of the tank and dip my hand in and hell swim right into it thinking hes gonna get fed.