Well, I moved the Pleco

[val]

I transfered my last fish today to their new tank. I had this whole thing planned out. Put the net over his head, grab the tail. Simple, right? Wrong!
I had successfully gotten his head inside the net, but wasn't expecting the razor sharp spines awaiting my hand on his tail. Not only is this fish a giant hunk of muscle, but now I have spines to tear up my hands. After trying gloves, I had to scoop him up into a Kool-Aid pitcher and just dump him into the tank. Definitely not the way I had planned it.

Valerie

 

[reg2k2]

Hi Val. I'm so sorry...I was gonna mention the spines.
You can really get hurt...ask Dragon.
Glad u made it thru.

 

[-=DG=-]

Spines!!

You grabbed hold of the tail end but the body of the fish. When i did it i think i must have held his tail fin.

But these plecs are i thin made of just muscle and bone

But use plenty of cream and your hands will be good as new

 

[val]

I just can't believe I never saw the spines before. But he is now happily sucking away on the new tank.

Valerie

 

[mostanks]

val-just a quick tip for ya do not net plecos or pretty much any catfish it's almost impossible not to get them tangled in the mess.what you did

had to scoop him up into a Kool-Aid pitcher and just dump him into the tank

was perfect
just thought i'd run that by ya since we were just talking about it on another thread.

HTH

 

[val]

Glad I didn't mess up too much.

Valerie

 

[mostanks]

Glad I didn't mess up too much.

not at all B)