How to move large fishes?

I just had a client ring me in distress but unfortunately, it was too late.

This owner had to move a large fish and it irreversibly damaged itself in the process.

If your fish is not tame and used to handling, it is advisable to sedate it first regardless of how far you need to move it. This is good for the fish and good for the handlers for several reasons:

• Fish will not stress,
• Fish will not injure itself by colliding into sides or fracturing its back,
• Avoids tank breakage and glass splinters,
• Avoid splashing water everywhere (electrical danger),
• Minimising danger to the handler.

Check out the video on this link where we had to move a sizeable Murray Cod.

http://www.abc.net.au/creaturefeatures/murraycod.htm

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