Small Fish...big Problem

[chrisrm]

i had a small tank wich had 8 neon tetras in (4 normal 4 black) while i was at work my other half found the tank had sprung a leek and didnt know what to do but to put them in my 350l tank which has some collumbian tetras a sev a firemouth and an ebjd in.

the tank is way to big to catch them an i a)dont want to stress the cichlids by trying to and b)have nowhere for them!

the cichlids are still small ie 3.5" so cant eat them at the moment but are very intrested in them! but the collumbian tetras are chasing them around

any sugestions

 

[mattlee]

i think you have 2 choices you either -

1. leave them and as soon as the other fish can eat them they will

or

2. try to catch them to give them a chance of living....

it will be easier to catch them when a big water change is due and the water levels are reduced as they will have less room to escape, also the other fish may be slightly stressed anyway so it wont be such a big thing for them. just use 2 x big nets

 

[tom130691]

or feed the fish they will come up for food easyer to catch ?
or water change tactic

 

[CentrarchidFan]

Try netting them at night about an hour after the tank lights and all room lights have been turned off. Use a small flashlight; don't shine it directly on the fish, but shine it an an angle (or better yet hold your hand over most of the lens) so that you have just enough light to see by. It doesn't take most fish long to start waking up in the presence of even weak light, so turn off the flashlight for a few minutes and try again if you aren't immediately successful.

 

[WILDER]

I find catching fast fish the best way is to empty the tank to half full. Remove ornaments.
Then use two nets. I catch them better in a corner of the tank.