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last time I tried to net my cories they got caught in the net, I had to cut the net to free them. Is there an easier way to get them without them getting caught in the net?
Thanks in advance
-Andrew

Try getting one of the Brine Shrimp Nets...OK I'm not trusting my brain right now, but the ones I see here have a blue handle, and have more of a white cloth for netting...this way there isn't the netting with the larger holes for them to tangle themselves up in...works for me, and they come in various sizes...heidi

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I use the two net approach to catching fish. A small net to coral the fish and a larger stationry net to catch them in. I hven't had any of my cories get stcuk doing it this way.

i havent seen any problems with my corys and nets, when i get them to the surfece, i pinch the top with 2 fingers, and cradel them in my palm (yes, same hand) and when i put them in their new tank (or holding tank) u just lower them in and let them swim out, or if im in a hurry, i just quickly net them and put them in the new tank (all my tanks r right next to each other)

but, maybe just net them more carefully? or use a smaller net, that has less room to struggle, so it has a harder time getting entangled

I always use nets to catch my Corydoras. Maybe you can try using some very fine nets & you shouldn't have any problems.


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I use fine mesh nets. I guide the fish in with a hand. Then I use a hand to support the fish in the net. If the fish is being transferred to another container (pre-filled with aquarium water from the original aquarium) then I gently evert the net (turn it inside out) under the water, so that the fish can swim out without entangling itself too badly. Thus far, I've not had an incident of a stuck Corydoras in the 10+ years of the operational lifetime of the Panda Fun Palace™.

Mind you, trying to catch 4mm fry is a different proposition altogether. Especially in a 2ft aquarium, containing gravel against which said fry is perfectly camouflaged unless it moves. An exercise for [1] dedicated fish daddies, or [2] those with absolutely nothing better to do for two hours


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