Moving 75 Gallon Tank Safely

[QuotheRaven]

Due to worrying readings from a test kit it may be a safe move to do a water change in large extent aswell I want to move my tank so I can access the back and left side of it instead of just the front and right side...I have a couple of fish that are a little to big to net and a few kribensis fry (1 inch or more in size each) which will be eaten by my african butterfly if moved to my 32 so what should I do??

 

[Tolak]

Tanks should only be moved when totally empty, no water, no substrate, nothing. Moving them in any other way stresses the seams & could result in leaks down the road.

I've relocated too many tanks, several in a day with fishroom rearrangements. Fish in a bucket & an airstone work fine for a few hours, just make sure to cover the bucket. Leather palmed work gloves work better on large catfish, they tend to get horribly tangled in nets. I have a couple of foot long plecs, and one 15" plec that have been moved a couple of times.

Drain down the tank to a few inches, and grab them just behind the eyes, by the bony part at the back of their head. There is no muscle there, if you grab too far back you get muscle & they wiggle free in a flash. Be prepared to get wet, and don't skimp by using cloth palmed gloves, a large catfish will spike you right through them.