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    so I wanna relocate my fish and they're in a planted tank...

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    any tips on how to relocate 2in tetras? the tank is full of water at the moment and quite frankly, it's almost imposible. the only thing I can think of is to drain the water to very low levels and catch them that way. thoughts? thank you

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    Re: so I wanna relocate my fish and they're in a planted tank...

    You can build trap using plastic bottle.
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    Re: so I wanna relocate my fish and they're in a planted tank...

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    You can build trap using plastic bottle.
    I suppose this involves more than just sinking a plastic bottle inside the tank?

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    Re: so I wanna relocate my fish and they're in a planted tank...

    Yes, use those mineral water, cut the bottle 1/3 from the head, reverse it and put back to the left 2/3 of the bottle. Make some holes to release trap air. Put some rock to weighy it and put fish food as bait.
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    Re: so I wanna relocate my fish and they're in a planted tank...

    If you need pictures... here's a link. Works all the time with tetras!

    http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/fish_trap.php

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    Re: so I wanna relocate my fish and they're in a planted tank...

    there we go, picture, easier to understand
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    Re: so I wanna relocate my fish and they're in a planted tank...

    Quote Originally Posted by papelboyl1 View Post
    any tips on how to relocate 2in tetras? the tank is full of water at the moment and quite frankly, it's almost imposible. the only thing I can think of is to drain the water to very low levels and catch them that way. thoughts? thank you
    Wait for the night, off all the light for an hour or 2. Just wait for the tetra to fall asleep and you can catch them easily.

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    Re: so I wanna relocate my fish and they're in a planted tank...

    Quote Originally Posted by zonkkie View Post
    If you need pictures... here's a link. Works all the time with tetras!

    http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/fish_trap.php
    Wow, reminds me of the young days using this to catch tiger barbs in the ponds. Din tot of using them for this purpose, ingenious idea for not stirring a mess in the planted tank.
    Thanks for sharing!

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    Re: so I wanna relocate my fish and they're in a planted tank...

    wow, this is quite a cool idea. nvr seen it before. thanks for sharing guys.

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