> His explaination for this as he put it was due to "hormone release" of > the fry as they got to the "scattering" phase of development. hmmm. until someone isolates and identifies this "hormone", i'll reserve judgment on the cause. however, empirical evidence does seem to suggest that frequent, large scale water changes positively affect the growth rate of most fry. i've proven this (to myself, at least) many times with both dwarfs and rainbowfish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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"!