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Crazy_Coyote  Hobbyist Posts: 126 Kudos: 103 Votes: 17 Registered: 05-Sep-2005   | how do you do it, you obviously cant catch them the same as plecos because of thier side barbs whis=ch i heard were poionis but i dot beleive they are, do i just scoop them into a pitchr or what? |
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| Crazy_Coyote Hobbyist Posts: 126 Kudos: 103 Votes: 17 Registered: 05-Sep-2005 | I think i could use a fish scoop? |
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Natalie      Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003   | Like this (thumb on top of head, fingers supporting the body):  (Photo taken from PlanetCatish) [/font]  I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
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greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004 | A way I found to catch catfish is to catch in the net but not lifting the net out of the water, then take a plastic cup with holes cut in the bottom and scoop it out of the net. Then put it in a pitcher or container. |
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Calilasseia *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003  | Try a flowerpot. Raphaels love caves. A flowerpot is another cave to a Raphael. Get a flowerpot that's big enough to hold your Raphael, and a clear plastic lid that's big enough to put over the entrance. Chase your Raphael into the flowerpot, slip lid on, lift flowerpot out of water, hey presto, one ensnared Raphael. Should work with any other catfish that loves caves but is too spiny for a conventional netting. Takes a little practice, but I think you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly.   |
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| Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | The sides of the raphaels are not spiney (or venomous), but actually like a saw-blade....if you touch them, the cat will often curl, and those 'blades' will cut you like a knife. Catching raphs on a flowerpot works, and if you get experienced, they can be caught in a net without becoming entangled. |
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koi keeper    Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001  | I hand catch mine, not really a big deal just grab hold of the pectorals which they will hold out completely stiff, and curl your hand under supporting their body weight and lift out of the water. It usually takes less than 3 minutes to grab them out of a 125 gallon tank. The faster you grab them the less likely they are to know what the heck happened before you already have a good hold. Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn. |
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