....she nevers seems to be happy and no eggs have yet materialise..... The next stage in the "courting dance" in most of the dwarfs is for the female to bend her body in a "C" shape, as if she is trying to view her tail with one of her eyes, with the spot on the outer lateral line (or other obvious mid-body coloration) positioned towards the male. She will then use this dance routine lure the male to her chosen cave - she can be very persistent if he is not in the mood, I've observed this to sporadically go on for two days. In a few dwarfs, I have also scene this occur when a male has been introduced to a females tank, but I have only done this when a female is in breading condition. Scot ________________________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by the Star Screening System http: //academy.star.co.uk/public/virustats.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!