I have the impression that you have to be lucky to find a well-behaving cacatuoides male. Mine ate now two times in 5 weeks the eggs and fry of a very "normal behaving" female. Altough I must admit that his aggresif behavior towards other fish (he killed 3 young C. paleatus!) has become less aggressif. So I hope that he was just to young and macho and that he is now getting more adult and wise. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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"!