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Catching plecos
Posted: 01 Jul 2005, 21:58
by greenmonkey51
Does anybody has any easy ways to catch a pleco out of a tank. I hate using nets on them because of the spines. Im afraid of catching them with my hands cause of some bad experiences from fishing. Im going to have to move my 2 big BN's a couple times to get them to a 125g that they will go in and I need a easy way since I had a hard time getting them out the bag so trying to get them out of a 75g will be tougher.
Posted: 01 Jul 2005, 22:00
by Jools
Take everything out of the tank that they can hide in and introduce a long (preferably black) PVC pipe they can hide in. They will soon go in and then you can remove them by putting one hand over each end of the pipe and lifting. The pipe should be at least twice if not a lot more longer than the pleco in question.
Jools
Posted: 01 Jul 2005, 22:16
by greenmonkey51
could you put a cap on one end and still do it. Also does putting some food in help. Would this work for synodontis multis
Posted: 01 Jul 2005, 22:53
by gemsonthebottom
Great tip Jools!
Posted: 01 Jul 2005, 23:42
by Jools
greenmonkey51 wrote:could you put a cap on one end and still do it. Also does putting some food in help. Would this work for synodontis multis
Putting a cap on one end only means they'll take longer to get in. It's not necessary.
Food does not help. Plecos who have just had all the decorations taken out of their tank tend not to be too hungry.
It might well work for Synos but I've not tried it.
Jools
Posted: 02 Jul 2005, 11:52
by kev
you need a stick a snorkle mask and a lot of patience and the Rio Xingu and you should end up with somthing like this
Kev
Posted: 02 Jul 2005, 14:24
by Iwona
greenmonkey51 wrote:Would this work for synodontis multis
For synodontis works nothing. After 2 weeks spended on net fishing, trap constructing, I was forced eventually to remove lights, canopy, 50 kg driftwood and rocks from 450 l tank to catch my three synodontis.
Synodontis are really clever fish, I'm relly impressed with their intelligence.
Posted: 02 Jul 2005, 14:38
by laurab5
When I move my pleco's I do the same thing as Jools said, but I use a cap. I clear out the whole tank. It works better with the shy pleco's, but with a cap you just tilt the open side up and pull it out. Make sure your quick, because they will get away.
Posted: 02 Jul 2005, 16:00
by bronzefry
Thanks for the great tip, Jools!