Wanted: Shell dweller cichlids

[muuunkeeyy]

I am looking for some shell dwellers. Does anyone know of a place that sells em? Or if anyone has some they want to sell? Let me know please!

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[johnnymisty]

http://www.houstonfishbox.com/vforums/showthread.php?57349-Baby-Tangs&p=694602#post694602

Awsome shellies

[muuunkeeyy]

thanks! i will contact the seller now!

[muuunkeeyy]

Is there anywhere to locate some Lamprologus Ocellatus Gold?

[digitallinh]

Fish Gallery had some shell dwellers last week - hecqui, brevis, multis, caudopunks, I saw some Gold occelatus a month or so ago. You can also always request them to order for you.

also try here. In San Antonio but they ship -- http://www.davesfish.com/

[mnemenoi]

I think Tangomike on here had some awhile back that he was breeding...

[muuunkeeyy]

I think Tangomike on here had some awhile back that he was breeding...

Fish Gallery had some shell dwellers last week - hecqui, brevis, multis, caudopunks, I saw some Gold occelatus a month or so ago. You can also always request them to order for you.

also try here. In San Antonio but they ship -- http://www.davesfish.com/

thanks guys! gonna look there for some.

[muuunkeeyy]

hmms any other kind of colorful shell dwellers anyone recommends? i still gotta find some time to check out fish gallery but i wouldnt look forward to paying an arm and a leg for these guys lol.

[crazy42bmx]

Theres many different types. You have a few varieties listed under one species as well.

Multifasciatus, Brevis, Ornatipinnis, Meleagris, Similis, Ocellatus, Hecqui

For instance in the Brevis you have - zebra, kingoma, sunspots, kapampa...ect

So theres many to choose from in all combined but getting the exact ones u want may prove a little more difficult then some people may want to deal with so they just get what ever the local store has. Or what they can find from local breeders!!

[muuunkeeyy]

Theres many different types. You have a few varieties listed under one species as well.

Multifasciatus, Brevis, Ornatipinnis, Meleagris, Similis, Ocellatus, Hecqui

For instance in the Brevis you have - zebra, kingoma, sunspots, kapampa...ect

So theres many to choose from in all combined but getting the exact ones u want may prove a little more difficult then some people may want to deal with so they just get what ever the local store has. Or what they can find from local breeders!!

thanks for this info. i was wondering what specific types were known to be colorful compared to multis because that is what i am probably going for. i heard multis are best for when you want to keep as a colony vs only a pair. i think ima also add 2 julidochromis transcriptus gombi into the mix. all this is going into a 20gallon long. good idea? lol

[mnemenoi]

+1 Donovan!

Most do best in tanks with only one species or variant to keep the bloodlines from mixing. They are organized into larger family complexes that exhibit similar behaviors. The Multi group is more communal and generally peaceful amongst themselves and practice communal care and rearing of fry. The Ornatipinnis group are more solitary and can cannabalize each others offspring if given the chance. The mudwellers or larger shelldwellers group even includes other distinct families in the lake and can use shells, but could breed elsewhere in the tank. Some can be housed together, but care must be exercised when choosing species as crossbreeding can occur with very closely related species that might seem very different. Example is a Telmatochromis Vittatus breeding with Julies.

[mnemenoi]

Julies are rockdwellers and can be rough in such a small footprint. Especially if they decide to breed. You would probably want 2 distinct rock areas to break up territories and it would limit your shellbed. I'd suggest a learger footprint to the tank or reducing the julies to a solitary specimen. Cyprichromis do well with multi's and as they are peligic do not compete for the same areas of the tank.

[New_Cichlid11]

I have 3 multifasciatus if you want them

[muuunkeeyy]

thanks guys! donovan definitely fixed me up with my shelldweller itch! i picked up 7 multies and 5 leleupis from him. pretty small and cute but cant wait till they grow out!!

[muuunkeeyy]

I have 3 multifasciatus if you want them

if only you didnt live so far ;(