O.K. I gotta put my 2 cents worth in here. My apistos spawned in the same tank and successfully raised their fry to adulthood, I may add, in a tank with 3 aeneas and 1 melanistius corys (plus 5 clown loaches). Of course it isn't a bare bottom tank, it's a jungle, but nevertheless the corys (and clowns) stayed out of apisto territory. The aeneas corys do their mating dances and I assume they spawn, but so far zilch. Upstairs at the tank surface I just discovered my third generation of dwarf gourami as well. Cute. This, I thought would be impossible because of the presence of guppies.......seems pop gourami does a much better job of guarding his area than I would have given credit. 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"!