How to Catch a Large Oscar

[Mark Stone]

Most Oscars, when there is change in their lives, tend to hide and/or lie down on their sides and feel sorry for themselves. If you need to move a large Oscar to a new aquarium, first take out all the tank decorations and siphon out a portion of the water; then line the bottom of the tank with a bath towel. Most (but not all) Oscars will, amazingly, simply (and comically) lie down on their side on the towel. Just pick the towel up by it's 4 corners and you got him! Throw the Net Away!

[Kenshin_Himura]

Great advice!!!    Although I hope I never have to move him when he is big.

I know a friend who gave away two Oscars, they actually swam into the net to get into their 10 gallon carrier to the new home.  Said got both of them in under a minute without splashing ...  now that is amazing to me.

[kscollinsx3]

I had a huge albino oscar that loved to be picked up with my hands he'd just swim right into my hands and i could pick him up. no wiggling or squirming.
pretty awesome friend!
sabina

[altaaffe]

Have to admit Mark, I just introduced the bucket I used for water changes into the bottom of the tank and he swam right in (curiosity I suppose).  But I'll bare it in mind should it fail next time.