I need your help!!

**verano** · 01-15-2013, 01:18 AM

So my friend asked me to help catch his fish from his tank so he can sell them. Is there any way to go about it without taking all the rock out??

**genocidex** · 01-15-2013, 01:23 AM

you can try double net but i think those rocks will hide most of them....

**Goes to 11!** · 01-15-2013, 01:24 AM

Lower the water level, Way way way down.. And then lower it a bit more. Use two nets and use the smaller net to chase him into the bigger one.

**Cliff** · 01-15-2013, 01:28 AM

+1 to the above posts

Maybe something along these lines might help as well

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ight=fish+trap

If you search YouTube video titles for fish traps, you can find a few more ideas

**verano** · 01-15-2013, 01:32 AM

Originally Posted by 850R

Lower the water level, Way way way down.. And then lower it a bit more. Use two nets and use the smaller net to chase him into the bigger one.

even if you lower the water level wont the fish still try to hide in the rock? There is quite a bit of fish not just the two in the photo.

**Goes to 11!** · 01-15-2013, 01:40 AM

I am positive they will, But you will likely get some of them before you have to start pulling rocks & you have nothing to lose by trying. You will probably end up having to pull at least the covering rocks to chase them out.

It comes with the territory

**madagascariensis** · 01-15-2013, 02:15 AM

If you have lots of time and creativity you could also try trapping...
Fish traps are easy to make with stuff lying around. Bait could be, depending on fish, food or a mirror. Make sure to attend the trap at all times to remove the caught fish before it potentially injures itself attempting to get out.

**Northerly** · 01-15-2013, 04:05 AM

Sidenote, this tank looks really cool with the large rocks! Would look better in a massive tank but I think the boulders make it more similar to the mbunas natural habitat.

**Dennis Bissett** · 01-15-2013, 08:26 AM

If the fish are like mine they all come out at feeding time - try putting the food in the net - mine are so greedy they'll swim straight in

**Lady Hobbs** · 01-15-2013, 02:32 PM

The tank is not that big so I would probably pull the rock out and catch the fish. Good time to do some cleaning under the rock and clean the substrate, too. It won't take 5 minutes to remove the rock and less stress time for the fish to be chased around.