Mine I breed only 3 - 4 times >each year (I separate the males from the females after spawning). My feeling is >that spawning & raising fry causes more stress than simply eating & swimming. Mike, are stresses the reason that you separate the males from the females? Or is there any other reason? Is it a common practice? Do I understand correctly that you keep the males separated from the females and put them together for spawning only? Regards Boleslaw Gawel Warszawa-Katowice Poland ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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