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