I can tell you how excited I am about the big # too!! I've read that they can produce upwards of 50, but 19 is the most I have ever collected. Maybe after the last few spawn/hatch cycles his capacity to carry more eggs to hatch has increased. He is well fed and seems to still be getting bigger, though not as big as Chris's monster at Aquatic Art. Hopefully this won't be the last 30+ batch from him.