John wrote: > So it's MY opinion that, some fish just like to eat the eggs, not just rookie females. I think that one might (prepare for romulin attack) fall into diminished parental instinct/genes in the male or "defending" female. Mind you, guess how I used to "poach" trout and salmon... (v. illegal expect to be pegged out naked in a midgies infested peat bog if caught) - (for our American cousins midgies are the most probible cause of Scottish emigration to the Americas, and only a true masochist would encourage cultivation of this beast as a no doubt nutritious live food it is). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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"!