Usually, as soon as the kids are out of the way, I've found she'll be nice and friendly. When I had Kribs, I would siphon out all but about 4-5 young and put them in a net breeder. Mom was ok with this as she had something to take care of. My kribs would almost scrap over who would take care of the kids. At 01:12 PM 5/22/00 -0500, you wrote: > So if I move the male to another tank, and then reintroduce him in a >couple months will the female "hold a grudge" or will she be nice? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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"!