Holding fish out of water?

[Barry Tetra]

Why most of the petshop online holding fish like this? I mean it can cause them to stress right?

 

[FishGuest5123]

As long as their hands are wet so as not to affect the slime coat it is OK long enough to take a pic for sale purposes. Fish gills still in water. Not my favorite way to photograph a fish though.

 

[Retired Viking]

As long as their hands are wet so as not to affect the slime coat it is OK long enough to take a pic for sale purposes. Fish gills still in water. Not my favorite way to photograph a fish though.

I agree that has to causing them stress

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Definitely not my favorite method on photographing fish. As @Deanasue said, as long as their hands are wet, so it doesn’t take of their protective slime coat, it is OK. I know this from fishing. Every time a land a bass I always wet my hands.

 

[Demeter32]

If the fish is being particularly uncooperative I'll take pictures like that but with smaller fish (like my young OB peacocks) I simply press them gently between the glass and my hand then snap a few pics that way.

Either way is stressful but it's not like I do it very often nor for a long period of time, a few seconds and they're free to go.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I always just take pictures of my fish in the water. It does take patience though. It may take any where between 5 minutes and 15 minutes just to get a perfect picture.