Transport

Hi,I am upgrading tanks for my parrot cichlids, but they are bigger than my net and I haven't seen any bigger aquarium nets around.  How is the best way to pick them up long enough to carry them across the room?  I don't want to have to pick them up by my hands but I will if I must, any ideas?Thanks,Kolton

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transport

i move and handle mine all the time by hand,but.when taking out of tank always a good idea to coat your hand with stress coat or melafin to ensure their slime coat stays healthy

Re: transport

I will probably try to do that.  My biggest parrot, 'Tang', comes up  all the time to eat his favorite cichlid sticks out of my hand, but the smaller one, 'Nemo', is still a little skittish.

re transport

using a net to guide them into a bag is kinder to them (just takes a lot of patience, fast swimers when they want to be)

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a bug net might work if you can find one?

trasport

Try bagging them rather than using a net, or look at pond or fishing nets