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Discussion in 'Introduce Yourself' started by liz, Dec 23, 2008.

  1. liz

    liz Thread Starter New Member

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    hi. i'm a new member. i have guppies and plecos.

    i seriously injured one of my fish trying to catch her to transfer to another tank. she's lying on her side and going in circles.

    is there anything i can do?

    thanks
     
    liz, Dec 23, 2008
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  2. Anthony

    Anthony Active Member

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    Welcome to the forum.

    What type of fish is it ?
    What's injured on the fish, a fin ?
     
    Anthony, Dec 23, 2008
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  3. liz

    liz Thread Starter New Member

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    it's a guppy. no visible damage. i suspect internal or nerve damage.
     
    liz, Dec 23, 2008
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  4. Anthony

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    What are your water parameters on both tanks ? I bet they're not the same and he's in shock.
     
    Anthony, Dec 23, 2008
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    liz Thread Starter New Member

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    thanks, but she never made it out of the first tank. i injured her with the net rim. too late, she's gone.
     
    liz, Dec 23, 2008
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    Sorry to hear that.
     
    Anthony, Dec 23, 2008
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    Welcome
    Gotta be careful when using nets
     
    YellowCichlid, Dec 23, 2008
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    i agree- welcome to the forum.. i like to use 2 nets when catching fish. you kinda use one net to scare them into the other... that way no ouchies! sorry for your loss

    ~kin
     
    steves_kiki, Dec 24, 2008
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  9. LemonDiscus

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    Welcome,

    Sorry to hear that... I actually bought an extra large net so I would not scare my fish as much when going after them. The plus side to the extra large net is if you are going after shoaling fish, most likely you will get them all in 1 swoop! :)
     
    LemonDiscus, Dec 24, 2008
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    Sorry about your loss, at least it was a guppy that you lost
     
    Anonymous, Dec 24, 2008
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    That's a bummer ! Yep, 2 nets is the way to go, or a net and some long grabbers, which is what I use. Just chase them to the net, and most times they'll swim right in.
     
    PeterPan, Dec 25, 2008
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