How can I get some fish out of a heavily planted large aquarium?

jaws7777

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Worst experience for me was with some zonatus i got from coa. Had to order 10. I narrowed it down to the 1 i wanted to keep but trying to net those little s.o.b's was a nightmare. Not only were they supet hard to catch but they would all stress out and turn the same color. I had to set up another tank just to let them settle down and make sure i netted the ones i didnt want.
 

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Worst experience for me was with some zonatus i got from coa. Had to order 10. I narrowed it down to the 1 i wanted to keep but trying to net those little s.o.b's was a nightmare. Not only were they supet hard to catch but they would all stress out and turn the same color. I had to set up another tank just to let them settle down and make sure i netted the ones i didnt want.
Amateur!

I worked at a pet shop, way back in college, and about once a week, I had to net a specific goldfish (out of about 200 feeders) from a 50gal tank for some little kid getting their first fish..........yeah, good times! lol
 

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Use an ultra light fishing pole with a fluflu and a wax worm. Works every time.
 

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Lol how the hell did you do it ? I guess if it were a small tank it wouldnt be that bad or i would have said "this is the fish your getting punk and dats dat !"
Amateur!

I worked at a pet shop, way back in college, and about once a week, I had to net a specific goldfish (out of about 200 feeders) from a 50gal tank for some little kid getting their first fish..........yeah, good times! lol
 
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Amateur!

I worked at a pet shop, way back in college, and about once a week, I had to net a specific goldfish (out of about 200 feeders) from a 50gal tank for some little kid getting their first fish..........yeah, good times! lol
I was that kid once or twice haha
 
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You still suck! LOL

I actually didn't mind it that much when it was a little kid
 

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I was that kid once or twice haha
The good old days lol, I remember the shop owner getting frustrated when I wanted a specific black ghost knife fish, eventually going off on one about how they all look the same blah blah blah.

Not to me! :p
 
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