I've never had very good luck getting my apistos to eat flakes, and minimal success with freeze-dried. I usually use frozen foods(bloodworms, mysis shrimp, brine shrimp) as the bulk of their diet. I also supplement their feedings with live blackworms, mosquito larvae, and freshly hatched artemia nauplii(bbs). My personal favorite for frozen foods is the line of Hikari brand Bio-Pure frozen foods. Never seen any bloodworms to compare with theirs. Zack ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.