On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:30:53 -0000, FishNoob
wrote:

In article ,
says...
Sorry about that ladies. Force of habit. You have to think about it from a
fishes point of view. They will be in the same water as usual & the stress
is not really that bad. Fish are much stronger than many people think.

Well yeah, but there's the stress on me too ;-)

Besides, those danios are hard to catch - they're quick little
beggars!

Would what I've suggested work? Can anyone see any problems with it?

The only problem I see with your plan is that it's going to be pretty
hard on you. If you take Prozac, double your dose until the project is
over. The fish will probably enjoy the ride and the change of scenery.
If the fish seem to be getting stressed out, toss a couple of Prozac
to them too. Maybe you could tape the Sunday Comics page on the wall
of their temporary tank. Give them something to do while you fret. Now
if it were my tank . . . I'd give it the same background that all my
others have - a piece of black, dark grey, or dark blue fabric, with a
weave or faint print to give it some texture, a couple of pieces of
invisible tape and call it good. Corduroy and heavy flannels work
nicely. I also have several other tanks, usually used for breeding and
raising fry, that I've spray painted the back and bottom glass with
flat black barbecue paint. Saves a trip to the dressmaker each time I
set one of them up.

-- Mr Gardener