Dalmation Molly fry

[neurotik]

So I was looking closely at my 55 gallon planted tank this afternoon and I noticed a little molly fry swimming around in some of the thick background plants. I looked a bit closer and I discovered three more. Pretty big surprise to me, but it's really cool. I was wondering what I should do at this point to keep them healthy and make sure they survive and grow properly. I tried to get them in a net really quick when I first noticed them, but my tank is so heavily planted and they're so tiny/fast that it was next to impossible to do so. Would they be safe in the tank if there is plenty of thick plants for them to hide in? They seem to be staying in all of the plants right now as it is, and I have not noticed any of my other fish bothering them as of yet, but I'm sure that could easily change over time.

If I do need to separate them into a different tank, is there an easier way to catch the little guys? I'll be doing my weekly water change tomorrow morning, so I was thinking maybe trying to grab them then once I have 50% of my water removed, but even then I think it will be almost impossible unless I get really lucky due to all of the plants I have in the back of the tank and with them being as tiny as they are.

Any help is appreciated! I'm pretty excited that I have some fry and I've been wanting to set up a smaller tank with some mollies for my girlfriend later this summer because she thinks they're adorable, so I thought it would be really cool to make sure these ones survive and use them to put in the tank I set up for her later.