How on Earth?!?!?!

Squealor

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Do you catch Tetras?! I had to quarantine my gourami b/c of body fungus. I just had switched him over when I noticed that one of my serpae tetras had a very small spot on him, too! So, I really need to put him in the QT to treat him, but man, they are fast! And with the plants, etc, to hide behind, it's next to impossible! How do you do it?

 

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• Aug 18, 2005

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two nets and patience. You can't be faster than the tetras, just smarter. Use one net, preferably the smaller one, to slowly guide the fish you want to catch towards the net you are holding stationary. when the fish gets right up to the larger net you swoop it up.

Distract and ambush

 

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Two nets is the way to go. Even though you are after a small fish, a big net makes the job easier. I hope you cure the fungus!

 

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Try to catch a Zebra Danio. That's hard! I had to tear our all the plants. I would bait with food, and use the 2 net trick. It may take several tries and a lot of time, but every time you try, you get that much better, and get that much close.

 

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Kasakato said:

Try to catch a Zebra Danio.

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I hear you on catching the danios. Been there, done that...

Here is an old thread with related conversation: http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13518