SWilson Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) Today is the day to move my green phantom pleco out of quarantine and into the display tank. The LFS told me you generally don't want to net them because they can get caught, He's also bigger than the nets or containers I have at any rate. He spends all of the day in his cave - it's a 7 inch ceramic Pleco cave I bought from Select Aquatics ("Gen I" model) which he fits completely inside of. I was thinking I could just cover the mouth of the cave in one hand, lift it out, and carry him over in it to the other tank. It's about 15 feet distance between the tanks, if even. The water parameters are the same in both tanks. Will this work or is it a terrible rookie mistake waiting to happen? Edited May 27, 2021 by SWilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 13 minutes ago, SWilson said: Today is the day to move my green phantom pleco out of quarantine and into the display tank. The LFS told me you generally don't want to net them because they can get caught, He's also bigger than the nets or containers I have at any rate. He spends all of the day in his cave - it's a 7 inch ceramic Pleco cave I bought from Select Aquatics ("Gen I" model) which he fits completely inside of. I was thinking I could just cover the mouth of the cave in one hand, lift it out, and carry him over in it to the other tank. It's about 15 feet distance between the tanks, if even. The water parameters are the same in both tanks. Will this work or is it a terrible rookie mistake waiting to happen? Yes, you’re fine to do that. Cover the opening and move. I’ve moved a lot with nets. It’s true, they can be caught in them, but I’ve never lost or seriously injured any doing that. Huge fan of Greg Sage’s stuff. Way to go with the Pleco and cave! Here’s Ben with Greg when he spoke at our Fish Club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWilson Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 How wonderful! I was blown away by how nice and responsive Greg was. I'm really happy with the cave (and the pleco loves it) and I hope one day I can order some of the green phantoms from him! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 minute ago, SWilson said: How wonderful! I was blown away by how nice and responsive Greg was. I'm really happy with the cave (and the pleco loves it) and I hope one day I can order some of the green phantoms from him! Hi e-mail replies are L E G E N D A R Y 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWilson Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 It worked like a charm!! pleco seems much happier in the 55 gal with tons of algae and mulm than in the 10g quarantine. Thanks for the vote of confidence @Fish Folk!! (also I meant Greg Sage’s green dragons but you probably knew that 😆) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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