House move
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:57 am
The time has come for me to move back to the UK from Belgium.
I have three aquariums: 2 x 60cm and 1 x 100cm. For the past two years I have not bought any more fish and for the past month have been moving fish from one of the 60cm into the large aquarium. I intend to take this 60cm to the UK myself in May and set it up and start it running.
My current problem are the Sids which are not allowing themselves to be caught. I've got the other fish out and have removed most of the furnishings and plants.
Does anyone have a tried and tested method for catching Sids? Or can I move the tank with +/- 1 inch of water in order to protect the Sids hiding in the substrate?
I would like to keep the few plants remaining in tank so that when I take the fish to the UK in late June and put them in the 60cm where the plants will give the smaller fish a chance to hide from the large ones, in particular the two yoyos. Brussels water is rock hard and Lancs water is soft. I started using chemicals to soften the water about 8 months ago to avoid the fish having a shock when they move.
The two remaining aquariums will be moved by a removal company in July and if that goes wrong, the insurance will pay for replacements. The second 60cm has Tangynikan fish so they will be treated separately.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Anne
I have three aquariums: 2 x 60cm and 1 x 100cm. For the past two years I have not bought any more fish and for the past month have been moving fish from one of the 60cm into the large aquarium. I intend to take this 60cm to the UK myself in May and set it up and start it running.
My current problem are the Sids which are not allowing themselves to be caught. I've got the other fish out and have removed most of the furnishings and plants.
Does anyone have a tried and tested method for catching Sids? Or can I move the tank with +/- 1 inch of water in order to protect the Sids hiding in the substrate?
I would like to keep the few plants remaining in tank so that when I take the fish to the UK in late June and put them in the 60cm where the plants will give the smaller fish a chance to hide from the large ones, in particular the two yoyos. Brussels water is rock hard and Lancs water is soft. I started using chemicals to soften the water about 8 months ago to avoid the fish having a shock when they move.
The two remaining aquariums will be moved by a removal company in July and if that goes wrong, the insurance will pay for replacements. The second 60cm has Tangynikan fish so they will be treated separately.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Anne