Zap Zap, I don't know what happened to my original post. Maybe it will show up next week:) First off pikes don't do trios. Although you will have to buy a group so that the fish will form their own pair bonds. Your research should include Uwe Romer's book, anything written by Frank Warzel, and Wayne Leibel at The Cichlid Companion website, an article written by the late Helen Burns, Delores Scherr, Don Zilliox, Vinny Cutty's site; Mostly Cichlids, The Cichlid Yearbook volume 5 or 6, Frank Warzel on the many variations of Cr. Regain. Any DATZ articles you can find. Finally don't believe any of the stuff on the internet unless it comes from these people or myself. Good Luck Francine AKA pikette __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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