Netting disrupts their mucus barrier stressing the fish and making it more
prone to disease.
Best way would be to try to get them into a barrell by chasing them with a
net or baiting them with food.
"Pickmaster" wrote in message
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About a month ago, I cleaned out my pond and when the water was low,
netted
and moved my 7 Koi to a smaller pond that is about 5 foot deep. The Koi
are
about a foot in size, and now I wish to move them back to my original
pond--problem is, they used to move up near the top of the water in plain
view, but after trying to scoop them once, they stay hidden out of sight.
What would be the best way to safely get them?