To Catch A Fish...

I've always found it much easier if you use 2 nets

 

Drain the tank 3/4 of the way and remove all decor then it becomes a matter of minutes.

 

Remove the decor, you have to - but even with all decor and plants removed, and two nets, it still took me 40 minutes to catch four jewel cichlids. Just letting you know what you are up against if malawis are the same.

 

i had the exact same problem.

you have to take all thr ocks out.


malawis kno straight away when your after them lol.


even days after they kno what you wanna do with them.

 

theres the baited jar technique? but slightly difficult with large numbers of fish in as you arnt likely to ge tthe one you want

 

I use a very large net. It makes things a lot easier, at least for me. I don't have tons of aquascaping. If I did, I'm sure removing it all would be necessary. I try to get the fish near the top of the tank, then just grab them with the large net.

 

I use a large cooking-type plastic or wooden spoon (for aquarium use only) to chase them into the net. Still can take a long time and require a lot of patience though.

 

Usher he/she to one end of the tank using some plexiglass then net it out.
Regards
BigC

 

i use a small net to keep them away from the decor and then net them with a big net once you get them to the side of the tank

 

For a very stubborn betta in a 20 gallon, I use my fingers to herd him into a clear cup.

Fingers = food, so not a bad thing to be afraid of, and a clear cup means that he can't see it all that well. I can usually get him in a matter of seconds.

 

Eep! Good luck! I just about drowned myself trying to fish 3 insane danios out of a 45 gallon set up. I had originally set up a 45 gallon tall tank in my third floor apartment, cycled, decorated, got it set to go and added the danios. Then I got smacked with a harsh dose of reality from my landlord when he told me I had to take it down due to weight and water damage concerns.. Bleh! I tried everything to get these guys. A plastic cup, two nets, a flexible cutting board to try to "rope" off areas.. Nothing - all while standing on a chair in my dining room. I swear these fish have secret morphing abilities, they'd be on the left side of the tank then POOF, on the right side. Finally, I drained the tank to super low, used the cutting board thing again, and caught them. I must have lost 5 pounds by the end.

 

how about, feed it food and then catch it, or once it chases another fish get it, just make sure its distracted and turns right into the net

 

two nets.. or simply corner them and let them swim into the net on their own will..

or do what i do, get your net caught on decorations and spend 20 mins cursing at the cory that has herself prppped behind a rock.