Brian, Before you throw those old eggs out try soaking them in bleach for about 5 minutes, rinse in fresh water, and then try to hatch them like normal. If the don't hatch after this then they are dead. You could bleach & feed the eggs, but I doubt that they have that much nutritional value. Mike Wise Brian Berggoetz wrote: > On another subject, the old bbs eggs did not hatch at all when new eggs > hatched very well. Old eggs were opened 7 years ago rsealed and kept at > room temp orhigher, ( I lived in the desert most of that time). > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. > Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader