[RML] Catching fish from your aquarium

Matthew Stanton (matthews at sf.nsw.gov.au)
Wed, 17 Feb 1999 08:46:42 +1100

Paul,
You might like to try using a bait trap. I make such traps by cutting
the top off a 2 litre juice container at about the point where it starts to
taper. I then re-attach the top so as it funnels back into the container.
You can use heavy tape or cable ties to do this.
To use the trap simply place it into the aquarium. If at first it
doesn't work, you may have to consider using bait. You will probably catch a
few of the other inhabitants in the process, but eventually you should catch
the fish you want.

Matthew
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Carter [SMTP:Paul.Carter at lor.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 3:35 AM
> To: 'rainbowfish at pcug.org.au'
> Subject: RE: [RML] Off topic: monkfish
> Any suggestions, for catching a trio of the M. tri Goyder River
> from my 5ft community tank without distressing them too much, as I would
> like to put them into a breeding tank. I have tried to catch them with a
> large net a couple of times, but they always hide away in the plants.
> After the past comments on this list concerning how this species can be
> easily stressed, I would rather leave them where they are than loose
> them.