Don't worry about them going hungry, in the wild these fish will commonly go for a week without feeding, possibly longer. My earlier post about sp. and var. is based on my understanding from plants :-), whoever wrote the other explanation, re cf and sp. thanks, I understand better now too:-). Everything I say shouldn't be held against me, just trying to be helpful. C:-)lin ----- Mensaje Original ----- De: JerrCarol@aol.com Fecha: Miercoles, Abril 11, 2001 2:13 am Asunto: Re: not feeding tank? > Thanks Steve, > I've seen cycle but, I'll see how it goes I tested water today > and things > are way down compared to the other day but, of course I did do a > big water > change. I was reading an article today in Fish mag and it talked > about > planted tanks which is what I am trying to have along with the > fish. It gave > me the idea that my bio-filter and plants actually compete and I'd > actually > be better off just letting the plants handle the mess. Maybe I got > the wrong > impression but, I'm still going to keep an eye on things and just > keep on > changing water when really needed. I'm cutting back on feeding but > until I > can get some other space (tanks) for the severum which are about 3- > 4" I'm > afraid of letting them get too hungry. > JerryB > ___________________________________________________________________ Consigue tu e-mail gratuito TERRA.ES Haz clic en http://www.terra.es/correo/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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://www.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!