Re: [RML] Catching fish from your aquarium

Bruce Hansen (bhansen at ozemail.com.au)
Wed, 17 Feb 1999 08:37:05 +1000

Matthew's traps work OK sometimes but you must stay around and pull the trap
out as soon as any fish goes in as I have had fish die in these traps
possibly from poor water circulation in them or perhaps from panic and
damage against the walls

Regards,
Bruce.

Bruce Hansen, A.N.G.F.A., Advancing Australian Aquatics.

Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Stanton <matthews at sf.nsw.gov.au>
To: 'rainbowfish at pcug.org.au' <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Wednesday, 17 February 1999 7:53
Subject: [RML] Catching fish from your aquarium

>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.