Colin, Why don't you prepare your other tank and transfer the PAIR of moliwe into that. It seems a terrible shame to remove the female and spawn / fry from the male for the sake of keeping cardinals in the tank. Helen > 3/ I was imagining a solution for the next hatch, without taking the > cardinalis of the tank. I read that (i think it had been done with some > apistos) it was possible to explantate (i mean the "t") mother and very > young fry in another tank, catching all of them in their spawning cave. > As i have coconuts with a lone 2cm diameter hole for caves, i was > thinking it might be possible to take the coconut with female guarding > inside and young fry or old eggs too, to rear them in another tank > without dithers. > > Does anybody around the AML have any experience or opinion with this > tactical spawnfare ? > > Colin DUJARDIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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"!