> That's what happened to me. They spawned in a ten gallon > with no problem, but the female killed the male shortly > after the eggs hatched. Hi Bill, What species was this, this seems pretty violent for an Apisto. I have seen females hounding males but the female is usually happy once the male has been driven into a corner. Ken. ***************************** Ken Laidlaw Royal Observatory, Edinburgh Tel: 0131-668 8100 Fax: 0131-668 1130 Web: http://www.roe.ac.uk *****************************