Moving Fish

[tetraqueen]

Hi
Dday at last we are moving the fish to put the little tank in the back room.
Anyone say the best way to do this?
I have thought of decanting out the fish into buckets then moving quickly replacing them and there water and only topping up.
Fears they will jump out of the buckets.
Catching them in nets then putting in bags better ?


Or do I do a water change?


Anyones help will be appreciated.
I need to move to put in my new tank and start the process of that cycling.
I had to wait until my son went back to his residential school.

I just hope I am not going to have a big tank and lose my fish by being kind to them.

 

[Tolak]

If you are moving them to a tank across the room, or in the next room, you can just net them & walk them over as long as the tank temperature is the same. If it's at the other end of the house, a bucket with a towel over it works fine. If you plan on moving the tank, a bucket is needed.

Don't try to move the tank in any condition except totally empty. Water, gravel, everything out. Tanks are designed to be structurally sound in a static condition. Moving them with even gravel weakens joints. It may not leak today, or even next week. It will wait until 2 am, the day before your boss is coming over for dinner to split a joint and spew x amount of water, fish, and whatever else all over the floor.

 

[tetraqueen]

Thanks I was going to try it half way as the tank will be the ones they move into as the new tank is going on their site.

How long will they last in a bucket. If i have to move all fish and gravel then replace tis going to be tricky.
Wish I never started this.
Would have ben easier to get rid of Bala sharks

 

[@ombomb]

If the bucket is big enough, put your filter and heater in there and they'll be fine for as long as you need to move the tank.

 

[tetraqueen]

They are 3s gallon buckets and I was going to put a few fish in each.
Neighbour just suggested moving them in the tank.
I think it will stress them whatever but surely and for our backs more sensible to move the fish int othere water by the far and room on high heat and do it at quick as possible.
Should be done in a half hour or so.
What would you take out first.
I have tetras Gouramis Platys Silver sharks guppies Gibicepts red and Clown loaches .
Dunno what I'll catch will be some operation

 

[@ombomb]

I'd do the clown loaches last after removing all decor from the tank, just because they are right buggers to catch in my experience.