Re: netting fish woes

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

David,

You've discovered the "curse of the planted tank".
My display tank, with plants and pretty fish,
don't have female apistos so I don't worry about
them breeding in it. My breeding tanks are just
caves and Java Moss that I can easily remove
before catching the fish. I think your best bet
right now is making a fish trap out of an old 1 or
2 liter soft drink bottle. The opening should be
large enough for your Nannacaras to swim through.

Mike Wise

"David K. Bowers" wrote:

> Hi all,I am looking for some good advice here.
> Over the past year I have planted all my tanks
> and they are all quite beautiful now as well as
> being very healthy for my fish.  But I have
> found one drawback.  How do you net your fish
> without destroying the plants? I need to move
> some nanacara from one tank to another.  They
> are quite shy and they have a lot of hiding
> places.  As soon as I come near the tank they
> scatter for cover.  In order to observe them I
> need to have a seat near the tank and sit
> quietly long enough for them to forget I am
> there. How best to trap these fish and move them
> to another tank?  I tried leaving a net in the
> tank with some food in it.  I managed to get one
> fish, but now the rest are wise to this
> trick! Hope someone has figured out a good way
> of doing this.  Thanks, Dave




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