Joel, Don't be so pessimistic. I'd bet she's moved the larvae and didn't eat them. My experience with this fish is that once the eggs are gone the female quickly reverts to her old activities. Yours sounds like she's still brooding something. I'd get some infusoria & brine shrimp eggs started and see what happens sometime this weekend! Mike Wise "joel metz, ifbma" wrote: > between last night and this morning they started disapearng, and now appear > to be gone altogether but the female is still defending the general area > vigorously, and the male is doing the same... im going to assume she ate them > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@majordomo.pobox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@majordomo.pobox.com. > Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@majordomo.pobox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@majordomo.pobox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!