What is the best net to use for fishes?
Pictured are several nets you can use and their physical properties are summarised.
The black net: small holes, soft flexible material, knotless.
The white net: medium-sized holes, soft flexible material, knotless.
The green net: fine holes, semi-flexible material, knotless.
The blue net: large holes, flexible material, knotted.
My preferred choice is a net would have a soft material to support the fish’s body, be knotless so that it will not scratch the fish and small holes to prevent fins and lips from getting caught. But those fish with spiny fins, the rubbery net or the fine sieve-like net may be preferable to prevent the fin spines from becoming tangled in the net.
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Dr Richmond Loh
BSc BVMS MPhil (Vet Path) MANZCVSc (Aquatics & Pathobiology) DipPM CMAVAVeterinarian / Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University / Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter ANZCVS
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia. Mobile Veterinary Service for fish and other aquatic creatures.
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