another question about the 225 gallon

[cichlidmomwanabe]

I have enough fun trying to catch the cichlids I have now in the 75 gallon. How do you catch them in a tank the size of the 225? Should I buy(make) something to divide the tank?

[darkangel]

I use the double barrel net trick. 2 large nets, one in each hand, drop a little food in and when they go for the snack be fast.

[RD.]

I use a piece of plexiglass cut to the width of my tank to reduce the overall volume, then use 2 nets to corner & remove whatever fish I am after. In my 125 I can remove any fish I desire within mere seconds.

[DiscusKeeper403]

As the above said, use a divider or plexiglas in his case to herd them into a corner. I would use a big koi pond net along with a smaller net to use to herd them into the big net.

I would also put those 7 Discus in the going to be empty 75g in your sig. :thumbs: :P

Edited June 14, 2009 by DiscusLova

[rayfong]

Yup, two nets here as well. I don't have the divider but I've seen it in action and know that it works really well.

[cichlidmomwanabe]

As the above said, use a divider or plexiglas in his case to herd them into a corner. I would use a big koi pond net along with a smaller net to use to herd them into the big net.

I would also put those 7 Discus in the going to be empty 75g in your sig. :thumbs: :P

The pirahnas are being moved to the 75 as they like the surface area and now that they have grown a little bigger, they need it even more. They are really starting to :boxer: for space. The discus will then go in the 72 tall and hopefully it will be semi-planted for them soon after. They are still pretty little well at least the 5 new ones and look good in the 20 gallon, they are gonna think they are in the amazon river -roll-

[Vallisneria]

I use the divider method.

[DiscusKeeper403]

As the above said, use a divider or plexiglas in his case to herd them into a corner. I would use a big koi pond net along with a smaller net to use to herd them into the big net.

I would also put those 7 Discus in the going to be empty 75g in your sig. :thumbs: :P

The pirahnas are being moved to the 75 as they like the surface area and now that they have grown a little bigger, they need it even more. They are really starting to :boxer: for space. The discus will then go in the 72 tall and hopefully it will be semi-planted for them soon after. They are still pretty little well at least the 5 new ones and look good in the 20 gallon, they are gonna think they are in the amazon river -roll-

Sure sounds like you got a lot of tanks on your hands! Good luck getting those africans out of the tank, I hate netting africans, so fast!!