Moving Fish From One Tank To Another

[This Old Spouse]

Is there a reason I shouldn't move 4 cory to a different tank that has nearly identical stats just by netting them and plopping them in the other tank? I can't see a good reason to acclimate them. Just seems like more stress.

 

[misterpro]

If both tanks use the same tap water and the temp is practically the same, sure just plop them in.

 

[Mikey1]

if the water in each tank came from the same source (tap) and the temperatures are pretty much the same, then i would just put them directly in
 
***edit....mister just beat me to it

 

[This Old Spouse]

That's okay. The more reinforcement the better. 

 

[Chad]

I do it all the time. My tanks are pretty much the same in terms of environmental conditions so no reason to acclimate to a water that's the same. That's my two cents.

 

[This Old Spouse]

 

[fluttermoth]

I use a tub and let the water mix a bit before sinking it and letting the fish swim out. A little gentler than netting, especially with catfish that are easily tangled in nets.

 

[This Old Spouse]

But how do you get the fish in the tub? 

 

[Chad]

True, I was thinking of net as a generic term for capture. I use a box for my fish.

 

[fluttermoth]

I usually tub fish; I've had a few unpleasant experiences having to cut things out of nets, so now I only use them for small shoalers.
 
I use a net, or my hand, to 'persaude' the fish towards the tub.

 

[This Old Spouse]

Hmm ...

 

[This Old Spouse]

Well, I set up a makeshift "trap" consisting of a short round vase baited with veggie tabs that all the catfish just love. So far I've caught a serpae tetra and nearly all of my longfin black skirt tetras. No cats. 

 

[This Old Spouse]

Woohoo! Moved the delphax and ambiacus over to the 20g! What an adventure ... ended up taking all the caves out of the 55g so I could even find them, then caught one barehanded and the other 3 in the net but then pulled out of the net with my hand so they wouldn't get all snagged up. Wow. Everybody keep your fingers crossed. 

 

[This Old Spouse]

Here's a shot from this morning of one of the delphax looking comfy: