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December 14th, 2008
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December 14th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| well shawnie and Mathas, I stopped in at the local pet shop today and they said they would take it!! Not sure when I will get this massive 20+ inch fish to them but I will! any ideas on how to even catch it and transport it? | |
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December 14th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
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Originally Posted by fishlover78  any ideas on how to even catch it and transport it? | Moving large fish is often done with some type of large plastic container, like a Rubbermaid storage bin or a cooler. Here are a couple of quotes from Monsterfishkeepers.com: Quote:
When I moved into my house I had to move 3 pacus (14-18"), a full grown Oscar (13"?) and a RTC (about 20").
I siphoned water from their tank in my condo into three really big coolers that I had in the back of my pickup truck. This worked well because the parking lot is lower than the condo was. Once I got each of the coolers (the big 120 QT ones) about 3/4 full, I caught each of the fish by coaxing them into a 5 gallon bucket, then I'd throw a towel over it and carry it out, dumping the fish and water into the cooler. I just closed the lids on the coolers, since they were only going to be in there for about 40 minutes, and I figured the agitation of the water would give ed them enough air. If you wanted to you could do a battery powered airator, but then you'd either have to drill thorugh the lid, or loose the benefit of having the tops seal on the coolers.
Anyway, once at the new house, the tank and stand were unloaded from the other truck and moved into position. Using trusty 5 gallon buckets, we transferred water from the coolers into the tank until the water level was low enough in the coolers [for the guys] to pick them up and there was enough water in the tank to accept the fish. The guys picked up the coolers and dumped the fish into the tank, and then I just topped off the tank to finish filling it.
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Transport Vessel: The wolf fish was transported in a 30x20x20 inches (76x50x50 cm) plastic tub at a water level of 8 inches (20 cm). This amounts to a volume of 21 gal (78 liters) of water. Together with the fish, two apple snails (diameter 3 inches (7.6 cm), some cork bark and Hydrocotyle leucocephala were transported in the same tub.
The lid was strapped on with a bungee cord at all times. The tub had previously been used as an outside pond and was, thus, extensively watered. In case a new tub is purchased for the transport of fish, it is strongly recommended to wash and rinse it thoroughly to reduce levels of leachate.
| As far as catching the fish, read this thread for some ideas. | 
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December 14th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| thanks Mathas, I can tell this will be a fun game to play, especially with how shy this poor fish is! maybe I'll go and buy one of those big fish nets for when you go fishing! | |
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December 14th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| teehee :P I saw a guy bring in a 15" or so id shark in one of those large plastic toy containers (it was transparent and had wheels!), just make sure that they're sealed from all sides!  Good luck! | |
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December 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| thanks R.E. it should be fn moving that fish | |
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December 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| it wouldnt hurt to put him in a near by lake if you dont find a good aquarium or see if there is a big als aquarium near by you im sure they'll take it | |
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December 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Never ever release aquarium fish into any lakes or rivers you have where you live. They might upset the natural ecosystem that exists in that place...Best example I read is about snakeheads getting released into lakes and breeding uncontrollably due to not having any natural predators... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channidae
So don't release into lakes and or rivers! /rantover | |
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December 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| that's exactly what I was going to say, its not good for the lake's ecosystem and also not good for the fish, I believe ID sharks are tropical. big no no  | |
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December 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
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Originally Posted by Da Make It Rain Man it wouldnt hurt to put him in a near by lake if you dont find a good aquarium | Actually, it probably would. I realize the country flag you have on your profile is for Trinidad/Tobago, so you might or might not be familiar with US geography, but fishlover78 does not live in an area with a year-round stable climate.
The temperature gets too low during the winter for a tropical fish like that to survive. | |
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December 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| you hit the nail on the head Mathas! I live in jersey and it gets pretty cold here in the winter! | |
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January 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Fishlover, you didnt by any chance take your shark to the pet shanty did you?? Awhile back I saw a HUGE iridescent they had there. Would haved loved to have gotten him-- had I had the room for a larger tank. But man, what a fish!!!! | |
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