MOVING LARGE OSCARS FROM TANK TO TANK CAN BE FRAUGHT WITH DIFFICULTY. I CAN REMEMBER THE FIRST TWO LARGE OSCARS I BOUGHT. THE CHAP I BOUGHT THEM FROM ADVANCED TOWARDS THE TANK WITH A BUCKET AND LARGE NET, AS HE DID SO I TOOK TWO STEPS BACK. I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO GET A SOAKING AND I WASN'T PREPARED TO JOIN HIM.THERE ARE THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO MOVE OSCARS A 12 X 12 INCH NET , A BUCKET JUST LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE OSCAR TO GO IN AND BAGS OF CONFIDENCE. FIRST LOWER THE NET AND THE BUCKET INTO THE TANK , THE BUCKET SHOULD BE ON ITS SIDE WITH THE OPEN PART BEHIND THE FISH. THE NET SHOULD BE IN FRONT OF THE FISH AND YOU SHOULD GENTLY MOVE THE NET FORWARD SO THAT THE NET PUSHES THE OSCAR BACKWARDS INTO THE BUCKET AND HEY PRESTO ITS DONE IN SECONDS. THE BUCKET SHOULD BE QUICKLY BUT SMOOTHLY TURNED UPWARDS AGAIN AND REMOVED FROM THE TANK. TO MOVE TO ANOTHER TANK REMOVE THE BUCKET FROM THE WATER, PLACE IT IN THE NEW TANK AND LET THE OSCAR OUT. IT REALLY IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT. IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME, BUY MY DVD AND IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW I DO IT. I CAN MOVE AN OSCAR IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS ( I WONDER IF THERE IS A SECTION IN THE GUINESS BOOK OF RECORDS) THE WORSE THING YOU CAN DO WITH AN OSCAR IS TO REMOVE IT FROM THE TANK IN THE NET. IT WILL THRASH ABOUT SENDING GALLONS OF WATER EVERYWHERE. IF YOU NEED TO REMOVE THE FISH TO TREAT IT THEN I USE ANOTHER NET INSIDE THE BUCKET WHILST I AM CATCHING THE OSCAR. THEN I REMOVE THE BUCKET AND PLACE IT NEAR WHERE I AM GOING TO CARRY OUT THE TREATMENT. I PLACE A WET TOWEL ON THE FLOOR OR TABLE AND WHEN IM READY I QUCKLY PICK THE NET OUT OF THE BUCKET WITH THE OSCAR IN IT AND LAY HIM DOWN AND COVER HIM WITH ANOTHER TOWEL IMMEADIATLY. ONCE HE IS COVERED HE WILL NOT MOVE AROUND.

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