Re: netting fish woes

[Rich Grenfell <rgrenfell@snet.net>]

Really cool to watch the little critters. That is one part of the hobby
that I haven't forgotten about.... I sit and look at my fish for hours. 
My wife has taken to calling herself the aqua-widow! LOL!

Rich

"David K. Bowers" wrote:
> 
> Its amazing how good these guys are at hiding.  I have four females left in
> a planted 20 long.  There is a little rock work, a piece of driftwood, and 3
> pots in there.  This evening I couldn't find them, I lifted the pots, the
> rock, the driftwood and the sponge filter.  I can't believe it but they
> evaded me the whole time.  I started jumping to bizarre conclusions like the
> "did the pair of orange flash eat them", "did they leap out of the uncovered
> tank".  A couple of hours later I was feeding the pair of cacatuoids in that
> tank when one of the nannacara darted out to grab a blood worm!  They are
> truly talented at the art of evasion! :)
> 
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mopargrrl" <mopargrrl@mindspring.com>
> To: <apisto@listbox.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 7:38 PM
> Subject: Re: netting fish woes
> 
> > Dave,
> >
> > I just had to tear up my 80 gal plant tank to remove a rogue male
> > Nannacara... I figure the plants will get over it.  I think long and hard
> > about what i put in that tank, because it really is a test of will to
> > catch anything out of it. Well, except for the Bettas, and they swim
> > right into my hand.
> >
> > I usually recruit another person to help me catch fish in that tank, and
> > i use one net to drive the fish out of hiding towards the other person's
> > net.
> >
> > later,
> > christine
> > danville, CA
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David K. Bowers <david@paltalk.com>
> > To: <apisto@listbox.com>
> > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 8:57 AM
> > Subject: netting fish woes
> >
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
> >
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