Just a quick and hopefully obvious interjection. One good reason to eat ones young when in a captive situation might be minimize later overcrowding and competition. How do the parents know we plan on removing the young. Maybe the fish are acting on instinct developed from being raised in a confined system compared to wild caught. It's probably not this simple, it's probably a combination of factors that we may never solve. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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"!