fishy's

[daniel]

what is the best way to catch a fish in a net?

i have been trying to move my fish into my 70gal. but they swim to fast.

[babblefish1960]

Two nets and slow guiding movements always work better than one. Sometimes a bottle to lure or guide a fish into can be less traumatic for everyone involved, other times, depending on the fish in question, lowering the water level also helps. For very difficult to catch fish, a trap works best, as then there is no harried underwater chase scenes. Some fish admittedly, just seem impossible to catch and they are the ones we usually try to take the entire tank apart for.

[az]

bigger nets, thats all.

[Melody]

I back mine against the glass with a net.  Position the net directly in front of the fish and tap the glass behind the fish - whoooosh, right in.  Doesn't work everytime of course, but quite often it does.

[Adam]

Put the net in and hold it steady (in an area where the fish is likely to swim to), and then with your hand or another net chase them that way.  They get away from the moving threat really quickly and net themselves, so to speak.  But mbuna and some others will require a complete teardown...

Adam