How To Move Aquarium Fish. Drain some of your fish tank water with the help of a syphon hose and pour it into the moving containers. Catch your poor fish one by one with the fish net and place them carefully into the moving receptacle.
Its stressful for the fish and some may simply die from the move. If there are fish in the aquarium that like to hide like catfish or coolie loaches proceed as follows. If possible keep the tank on its original support unit cabinet stand table etc and move the unit and tank together sliding the unit on moving sliders or carpet scraps if the flooring is hard.
Remove remaining water and any decorations from the tank to prevent cracks.
Hold the bag full of the old water on the surface of the new aquariums water. Catch your poor fish one by one with the fish net and place them carefully into the moving receptacle. If possible keep the tank on its original support unit cabinet stand table etc and move the unit and tank together sliding the unit on moving sliders or carpet scraps if the flooring is hard. For a short move put your filter media do not clean it in a sealed container such as a new pail or other chemical-free hard-sided container.
