TransferFish

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Regular pet stores and fish aquariums, use a net to transfer fish. They dip a mesh net in the tank, corner the fish to a wall of a tank. When the fish is inside, the mesh net is hoisted above the water into the air, and the fish will flap its fins, gills and tails. That can be traumatic for the fish, not to mention the possibility of losing a fin or gill to the mesh of the net. When the fish is returned to water in a different tank, you can see that the fish is probably recovering from the aftermath of such an ordeal. The fish may behave in a jumpy startled manner if the water is disturbed in the minutes after a transfer. The fish may also detect light and movement outside of the glass of the tank. (It is recommended that blue clothing be worn in the presence of fish. Avoid spotted pattern clothing. Avoid line pattern clothing. These patterns may cause fish to react in fear. In general. Do research natural predators of these fish, and not wear the colours or patterns of these fish.) The fish may often hide behind water filters after a transfer. It may take 10 to 30 minutes, before you see the fish behaving more normally.

There is a way to make transfers between waters less stressful. When scooping fish with a net, make sure you do not damage their fins. Their fins and gills can easily get caught in the net. If possible transfer the net with a smaller box under the net, the box holding water from the home tank and when you move the net with the box cupping the net, the fish is still in water. Then in the new tank the fish can be placed with the box in the water. tip the box and the net to release the fish. [Imagine an octopus deciding to help humans travel across islands. Humans being transferred by a net held from an octopus moving the human from land to ocean to a new land. It would probably be harsh if humans have to get wet and feel like drowning each time humans are moved to another land. If the octopus transferred the humans from grabbing a glass box, or with a submarine or a plane holding the air of the old land, then it is probably more of a humane way for transfer. The purpose of the net is to reduce the space or the spread, just like walkway tunnels can transfer a hall of people via a bridge to an airplane reduces the spread of a crowd to a smaller space. Meanwhile the enclosure a plane or a box around it maintains the fluid that is compatible with the breathing abilities of the living thing transferred.]

Tanks/Ponds/Environment Make sure the temperature is similar. Make sure the new tank or environment is better than the previous environment. Allow for the water chemistry to be similar, so that the fish can acclimatize more easily.