| Fish are living creatures. Cute as they look | | | | a danger to other fish due to its violent |
| in your aquarium, it is inevitable that they | | | | nature. Betta fish are notorious for |
| will die one day. At that time, it is very | | | | attacking other fish in the tanks. Whatever |
| essential that you evacuate the dead fish | | | | the reason may be, removing live healthy fish |
| from your aquarium as soon as possible; | | | | from the tank is always a challenge. |
| otherwise the carcasses of the fish might | | | | |
| pollute the fish tank drastically and can | | | | There are some obvious problems. Live fish |
| endanger the other creatures living in the | | | | will squirm and wriggle around a lot in |
| tank. Removing dead fish is a very simple | | | | protest when you try to remove them. Some |
| process actually, but you have to be sure the | | | | fish, like the surgeonfish, will also harm |
| fish is really dead. Dead fish will | | | | you if you try to touch them. Then there are |
| temporarily sink to the bottom of the | | | | toxic fish that you have to be worried about. |
| aquarium, but then soon enough, they will | | | | Also, when you try to remove a live fish, |
| begin floating in the tank in the infamous | | | | there will be a lot of thrashing and flailing |
| belly-up position. This is the time when the | | | | about, due to which the entire setup of your |
| fish will begin releasing toxins into the | | | | aquarium tank could be disturbed. |
| water. When you see a fish in this manner, | | | | |
| remove it as soon as possible. It is not a | | | | Your best bet to take out a live fish from |
| good idea, however, to actually handle dead | | | | your tank would be to use a line, hook and |
| fish. You must use small nets or gloves to | | | | bait, just like you do when you go fishing. |
| remove the fish from your tank. | | | | But you will have to use a blunt hook so as |
| | | | not to harm the fish. Tie up a morsel of the |
| However, it is not just dead fish that you | | | | fish's favorite food on the hook and dangle |
| will need to remove from your tank. Fish that | | | | it in the tank keeping the line tight. The |
| are obviously sick must be immediately | | | | fish will take the bait, and then you can |
| quarantined, which you can do by putting them | | | | transfer it to another tank. |
| into a fishbowl so that they do not spread | | | | |
| their disease to the other fish in the tank. | | | | Another way to do this effectively is to |
| You can understand if fish are sick by | | | | confuse the fish. Most fish are startled when |
| looking at their movement in the water. If | | | | there are sudden changes in light, because |
| the fish are sluggish in the way they move | | | | deep under the water in their natural |
| (you must compare with how they move | | | | habitat, there are never any quick light |
| normally), or if they are spending a lot of | | | | changes. Anyways, you can keep your tank in |
| time behind the rocks or plants in the | | | | darkness for several hours and then suddenly |
| aquarium, or simply lying lethargically on | | | | put all the lights on in the room. Taking |
| the aquarium bed, then something is wrong | | | | advantage of the confusion of the fish, you |
| with them. The eyes of the fish could also be | | | | can manually take them up, using protective |
| indicators of disease. If there is anything | | | | gloves. An alternative to this is to come up |
| different with the eye, first remove the fish | | | | to the tank in the middle of the night and |
| from the aquarium, and then get it checked by | | | | then to shine a torch suddenly at them. |
| a qualified person. | | | | |
| | | | Putting fish into a tank is many times easier |
| But the most difficult thing is to remove a | | | | than removing them, especially if you want to |
| live and healthy fish from the tank. There | | | | retain fish that are still alive. You will |
| are many reasons why you would want to remove | | | | need to be patient and careful so that you |
| a live fish. The fish might have outgrown the | | | | accomplish the task without harming the fish |
| capacity of the tank, or the tank might be | | | | in question and the other inhabitants of the |
| getting crowded, or simply the fish might be | | | | tank. |