Patricia, Depending on temperature your apisto eggs should hatch in about 3 days. You should have freeswimming fry about 7 days after spawning. On a side note "A. viejita" CF II is not really A. viejita. It is actually a colorful lacustrine form of an undescribed species related to A. viejita. Mike Wise Patricia Ceger wrote: > I won a quartet of viejitas form II at an aquarium society meeting. 3 > male, 1 female. The female has laid eggs. Can anyone give me some info > about how long it'll take them to hatch? > > At 12:52 PM 6/10/00 -0400, you wrote: > >Well heres my basic feedings for my apistos. > >I feed live bbs everyday to everything, adults down to fry. I alternate > >feedings of frozen bloodworms, frozen beefheart, tetra bits ( ooops > >color bits now) flake food and spirulina chips once in awhile. With > >this varied diet i keep everyone nice and plump healthy and happy. > >With the nice weather things are spawning pretty regular and i think the > >varied good diet helps. I also supplement Daphnia and white worms when > >i have enough to feed them with these guys. I have given up on black > >worms as i havent been able to get good quality worms in a while now. > > > >John > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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"! > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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"! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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"!