removeing fish

[mgamer20o0]

use 2 nets. i can catch my fish with no need to drain water. these are small fish in a 120 gal planted tank.

 

[bryan.olsen]

ahhhg, i like the whole catch the moouse w/ a cat, cat w/ a dog , and dog w/ a loin trick robmcd . i second this...wait , you said do this without disturbing...?
yeah, just try to outsmart the fish, corral them in. the tetras will be tough, but the others not as much

 

[toehead11183]

I once had three golden algea eaters I had to take from a planted tank. I waited until they came up to the front of the tank. Then lowered the net into the water and BAAM! I put the net to the glass with the fish inside.

thats how i do it too. its hard catching 3" cichlids in a 6'X1.5' tank

 

[cockroach]

i take a smallish clear plastic bag, fill it with tank water and weight it down at 4 points on the floor of the tank in an open space with the open part of the bag facing left or right. then place food in the back of the bag and wait till the fish swims in , move my hand to the open mouth and the fish swims away against the closed end.

if this is taking to long, i use 2 small nets to herd the fish into the bag. once in the bag i can take out the fish i want to remain in the tank and my 'unwanted' fish are already bagged.

hope this helps others.

 

[nachocheese70]

For smaller fishes, the trick I do that works very well is to use a clear tube (5/8"-1" vinyl thin wall, can get it cheap from any hardware store), start the siphon, kink it or thumb the end to stop it, and slowly sneak up on the fish and suck it up. Once in a while, especially when I'm not careful, I suck up a plant. Overall, the good thing is the other fishes are not freaked out, it works very well if they like to hide in caves, and the fish is never out of the water (great for puffers).