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Patience is the be-all and end-all

If you want to catch fish from an aquarium, you have an exciting task ahead of you. Some fish, especially invertebrates, are easy to catch. Others, on the other hand, get on your last nerve when trying to escape. What an aquarist definitely needs when catching fish is patience. Especially beginners tend to want to catch the fish under pressure or stress. However, a fish quickly put a spanner in the works. However, if you bring time and calm, you will be more successful.

What do you need to catch fish in the aquarium?

Of course, there are some tools to catch the inhabitants of an aquarium. It is advisable to get two nets for this. Based on experience, black nets have proven to be the best. Apparently they are less noticeable to fish than blue or green nets. For the best success, a small and a large landing net is helpful. With the small landing net, you drive the fish in the direction in which you placed the large landing net at an angle against the pane. Schooling fish in particular can be optimally caught in this way. Since catching is always stressful for the fish, you should proceed as gently as possible.

Stress not only results in less success when catching, but unfortunately often also results in sick fish. Gluttonous fish like viviparous guppies are easy to catch while feeding. Other species of fish are a bit more sluggish when the light has just come on. Catching at night is a recommended trick here.

Tricks for catching at a glance:

Find the perfect landing net

For shrimp and young fish there are extra fine mesh landing nets. Although these cannot be pulled through the water as quickly, they do not let the little animals escape so quickly either. The larger the aquarium from which the fish are to be caught, the larger the landing net that is used should be. This reduces the risk of the fish simply swimming past the side.

A good rule of thumb is that the net should be at least four times as wide as the fish is long. Landing nets with an extendable handle are particularly practical. They can be adapted to the size of the pool and are easier to store in the cupboard. Most landing nets are flexible and conveniently bend slightly to make catching easier. When working with the landing net, one should always be careful not to chase the fish too hard, lest they become stressed. Also, be careful not to pinch a fish between the metal part of the landing net and the disc. Because that way he could get hurt. With calm and patience, however, all the fish in the aquarium can be caught over time.