From: alex pastor <alexp@idirect.com> >>The mouthbrooding ones peel as many eggs as fry can fit >in their mouths and leave the rest, which never hatch. >G. Kadar >(no 'r's Burns) G.K. Regarding "mouthbrooding" SA cichlids whether immediate or delayed mouthbrooders the female lifts all eggs, she does not leave any on the spawning site whether they are fertile or not. On saying this I stand to be corrected if I am wrong here (but I don't think I am!!!) Helen ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!