At 10:43 AM 5/24/98 EDT, you wrote: >After a dry spell of several months I finally got a spawn form my >A.cacatuoides. They eggs disappeared over a period of a couple days. It may >have been the female, but I suspect it may have been the ottos I keep in the >tank for algae control. > >The female is still yellow, and is courting the male again. I'm wondering >about whether I should remove the catfish. Anyone have any experience with >ottos eating or not eating eggs? > >Bob Dixon > >Bob- It has been my experience, that no matter what you spawn keep all catfish OUT of the tank. Except if you are spawning catfish. They seem to love fresh juicy eggs. The other thing is the fish don't seem to care if the glass is covered with algea, only we care. Good Luck Andrew >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >