I kept a male blue ram in a tank with guppies and tons of snails. This was between 'conjugal visits'. He made a major dent in the snail population all on his own. He ate newborns and the smaller ones. The big ones I took out by hand. Unfortunately he was a confused gentleman who tried to herd all the baby guppies to his side of the tank and keep the adults on the other side. So for kindness sake he now lives elsewhere. :) Guppies do not understand 'Cichlid' and his life with them was rather frustrating. I still do not have snails in that tank though. Gabriella ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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"!