catalyst Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Ok I have spent the last 4 day off and on trying to catch my Labidochromis sp. hongi so I can seperate her before she releases her fry, Man she is smart and fast, has anyone got any suggestions to make it a bit easier?I am trying my hardest not to stress her but I dont think she is doing the same for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoges Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 I use a seperator to corner them.... then they can only swim so far. I leave the seperator in place for 15 or so, then the fish gets used to it and isn't stressed. Much easier to catch than in a big tank.Just may way of doing it tho!!!! I love this smiley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dviv Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Try using two nets.Have a big net set up somewhere - and then chase the fish towards it with the other one - if it swims into the big one, good. If you catch it with the small one, good. :D Good luck - I spend three days chasing black widows around a 5x2x2 until i got the second net - and caught ththem all in about 10 minutes after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 i use spare plumbing pipe which I add to the tank beforehand, its amazing how often subdominant and female fish will end up there when the males chase them from their favourite hiding spots. never had too much trouble getting fish out doing it this way. saves ripping the tank apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazimbwe Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Nite-time catching is easy.Take note the nite B4, of where she is sleeping and catch her with 2 nets after the light have been out for an hour or 2. Use a torch to spot her and place one net behind her and one in front. She should remain asleep for a few minutes and all you have to do is touch her with the rear net and she should dart forward into the other net.HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Wombat Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 yeah night time catching is the way to go with holding females. wait maybe 30 minutes after the lights go out - have all your gear ready, tank lid off, etc, and bobs your uncle - couldnt be easierCheersWW :^: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rol&Jas Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Yes, use 2 nets and make sure that they are not too small, but not too large either so you can still manouver in the tank with them. I have no problems catching fish in my 4ft tanks it only takes a few minutes. Also when I decide to catch a fish I remove most of the hiding spots from my tank, by removing them is still much faster then trying to chase the fishes around them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Austin Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 i find it easiest if you dont net them. just hold the net in there in a spot where she cant go around, ready for a fish to go in and scare her in with your hand, works everytime.Really good for speedsters (normally they're the dumbest so they're not hard to trick!)cheers, Luke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saudukar Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Dynamite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalyst Posted November 25, 2003 Author Share Posted November 25, 2003 Thanks everyone for your replies They have given me plenty of ideas. I have been useing 2 nets but she keeps taking off into the caves and I have about 60-70 Kg of rock in my tank so I cant really remove it all. I wiil strat with the PVC pipe Idea and used the Dynamite as my last resort.Cheers Garry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnas Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 HeyYou could also use one of your tank lids to trap the fish. Because the lids are a wide as the tank, you can submerse them so that their long edge is lying flat on the substrate facing the oposite direction of the front/back panels. You can then move the lid towards the fish making sure not to make any gaps between the front/back panels of the tank and the lid's short edge. I had to resort to this method when catching a 12cm salmon cat with a 7cm net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Great idea Finnas! I will be trying that. atm i have been using this large net which is the same width as my tank to trap them.cheersRichard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serial-Cichlid Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 LOL RichardWe had so many problems before.Great advice guys :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazimbwe Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Go down the Tackle shop and get yourself a collapsable bait trap. Put some pellest in the pocket and toss it in...worked for me in the past. I used to catch almost all the fish in the tank and then have to release em all cept the one I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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