Hello, I sometimes steal very young fry by siphoning them out into a cup of tank water. I find a bulb syringe with a piece of rigid airline tube attached easier for this purpose. I just kind of suck em up into the airline and then squirt em into the cup. Maybe this would work for you. Teresa ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader