I'm crossing my fingers that you learned your lesson with the first spawn. The other fish in your tank have to go. If you want to breed these fish, in all seriousness, they cannot share a 30 gallon tank with anything like the kind of fish you've got them. If the others don't get 'em the parents will because they figure the environment is not conducive to putting in all the work and effort of raising the fry. Your fry will continue to disappear until the parents feel that it's safe and worth their while to raise them. G. Kadar ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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"!