Catching fish in a heavily planted tank

[Heelllooo]

Hello everyone,

I neef too catch a young male apisto in an heavily planted tank.

I've catch more than 50 youngs in this tank recently with a lot of patience but this male I just can't. I've been trying for 3 days.

He is very secretive and stays behind the plant mass most of the time and I can't get close to the tank without him disappearing.

I really don't want to dismantle the tank after all that effort.

Any tips or technique ?

 

[Maf 2500]

How many other fish (if any) in the tank and what size? Depending on the size and number of the other occupants you might be able to set a plastic bottle trap of the type used for catching shrimp.

 

[LMuhlen]

I had good luck fishing for fishes at night, hours after lights out, when they were asleep.