How to catch Zebra Danios????

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jcmonkeygirl

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I am trying to sell 5 zebra danios from my 55 gallon tank and i can't catch the little devils! I have tried bribing them with little amounts of food but i just can't catch them. Any ideas??? Please help!
 

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A really big net might help. Sounds silly but more net means a better chance. Of course you'll end up catching others as well probably.
 

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I understand your pain :) Been there, done that!

Actually I used two nets. One bigger (about 15 x 10 cm) and one just a small one.

I had to remove a couple large plants. I have one tall piece of a driftwood in the middle, so I placed the net between it and the glass on one side. Then used the other net to steer the fish around the driftwood and they had nowhere to go but in the net. Of course they escaped many times and I spend over an hour until I caught all 13 of them in my 55 gal tank. So, try over and over again and you'll catch the suckers...

Oh, when I have several fish cought in the net, I raise them to the surface but do not remove them from the water completely. Then I use the smaller net to catch the individuals I want from the basin formed by the big net. This way you can eaily select what you want and release the others...
 

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thanks alot! I will try two nets! Everytime i try with my one small net i end up catching my scissortails.
 

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I had trouble when trying to move some Tiger Barbs - big net small net failed me (but it is a great method that usually works brilliantly). But thankfully Tiger Barbs are hungry litle buggers, so food in big net - in they go! Still took hours though...
 

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I know exactly what you're going through. I have 8 zebra danios in my 20 gallon and I tried to get one specific male .... pfftt... I had only one net and I sat there for about 20 minutes with no luck. But what does work is I used a little bucket that holds about 1/3 of a gallon and I put it near the top. My fish just swam into it as they are very curious. It was just a matter of time before the right one swam in. :) I think they have net-phobia.
 

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Catching fish in a large tank is a skill! A larger net is a MUST HAVE. What works for me is to remove as many decorations as possible. Then use the net to scoot everyone over to one side, towards the front corner, then swoop up the net to the top of the water. Danios will frequently zoom to the top when you try to catch them, and usually this will capture a few at a time. 'Course they hide behind uplift tubes and everything else. I'm not coordinated enough to use 2 nets! LOL! I had 2 buenos airies tetras that I could not catch until I had drained the water from my 55 gal. (I was moving it across the room). When they were flopping on the gravel it was easy!
 

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One of those plastic tank dividers can be purty useful too. They are almost a necessity to try to remove fast fish out of planted tanks without destroying the tank. D)
 
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