Help please!
I have to transfer my fish from the existing pond to the new one.
Unfortunately the 'old' pond water is very murky and green, although the
fish appear 'happy' and are feeding OK, making it very difficult to see
anything further down than a few inches.
Can anyone suggest a means of enticing them into a net?
I've tried food, and they're too wary of this strange object in the pond!
I'll try leaving it submerged so they become accustomed to it, but does
anyone else have any suggestions?

Thanks

I'll try leaving it submerged so they become accustomed to it, but does
anyone else have any suggestions?

I always drained as much water as I could out of the first pond, in
order to see and catch the fish. :-)

The only way to get them all is to lower the water level. Sounds like
it could use a water change anyway.
"Hobbit" wrote in message
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Help please!
I have to transfer my fish from the existing pond to the new one.
Unfortunately the 'old' pond water is very murky and green, although
the
fish appear 'happy' and are feeding OK, making it very difficult to
see
anything further down than a few inches.
Can anyone suggest a means of enticing them into a net?
I've tried food, and they're too wary of this strange object in the
pond!
I'll try leaving it submerged so they become accustomed to it, but
does
anyone else have any suggestions?

Thanks

And then, don't net them. Guide them into a tub with the net, or what I
found worked really good for me was a large tree pot, diameter 20". I guide
them into that. Upright it and bag them out of it. What's nice about the
plant pot is it has holes so moves easier in the water.

Course I suppose one of the reasons it works well for me is because I have
shelves to rest it on. If you don't have that better use a tub without
holes so it will be buoyant. ~ jan


On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 13:18:28 -0400, "Hank Pagel"
wrote:

The only way to get them all is to lower the water level. Sounds like
it could use a water change anyway.
"Hobbit" wrote in message
...
Help please!
I have to transfer my fish from the existing pond to the new one.
Unfortunately the 'old' pond water is very murky and green, although
the
fish appear 'happy' and are feeding OK, making it very difficult to
see
anything further down than a few inches.
Can anyone suggest a means of enticing them into a net?
I've tried food, and they're too wary of this strange object in the
pond!
I'll try leaving it submerged so they become accustomed to it, but
does
anyone else have any suggestions?

Thanks




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