Hey the pot idea works goood cause they go in voluntarily i just reach in and cover the opening with my hand but you got to be fast--apistos are funny they almost seem to be more intelligent depending on the species some sp see yur hand coming and their gone otheres try to get deeper in the pot gephyra seem to be the toughest to catch! Soft Water Dwarf Cichlids Uwe Romer & David Soares 14697 S. Bluegrass Ln. Sisters OR, 97759 Phone/541-549-9350 apistodave@bendcable.com www.apistogrammaidiots.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam G" <apisto99@hotmail.com> To: <apisto@listbox.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 8:04 PM Subject: Re: unknown fish > Archie, Regarding catching fish in your tank without disturbing the set-up. > I once read an article online (of course, I can't find it now!) on how a > small plastic bottle can be used to easily trap and then peacefully remove > your apistos from your tank. I know that I've also read about a similar > method used for catching fry, but I'm pretty sure this referenced grown > fish. Anyone know the technique? > > Archie, you could also wait until an apisto ducks into a pot, and you could > then try to move the entire pot, with apisto inside onto half of a plastic > cottage cheese container (I'm pretty sure I read this one in a "Z-Man" > article). > > -Adam > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. > Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto