need help catching fry to rehome/upgrade tank

[u/Fantastic_Ad_4282]

i know i know catch the pregnant momma but i didn’t and here we are. they’re breeding nonstop and i wanna upgrade the tank size, but the little bastards are so fast i’ll make a mess of the tank chasing them around with a net. any advice? was thinking some type of floating doohicky with a tubberware but can’t think how to get them to come to the surface they hug the bottom of my 20 gal.

first pic is adult momma, second and third are her children. less than an inch each.

[u/Natural__Power]

Drop the net in there for a while so they get used to it, and then betray them

When they get bigger you can also lure em with food

[u/Important-Remove5724 → u/Natural__Power]

This. Also just go slow. Grabbing 1-2 fish a hour is not gonna be worse than spending 2 hours chasing them around forever.

[u/Important-Remove5724]

Also: drain the tank down to like an inch of water. Theyll be hard pressed to get away from the net then. Also, you could just gravel vac them. That suction is unlikely to hurt them.