im gonna buy some occellated shell dwellers soon for arakris, and im so excited! i cant wait to get the cute lil guys home!!!!
what are possible tankmates for them????
what are possible tankmates for them????
excited about shellies!!!
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You don't know the half of it.... we have a whopping 2 places that sell fish. One of them sells neons at 5 bucks each. neither have anything really interesting, just the standard stuff.
What size tank is it?
If smaller than 20, even 30 gallons I wouldn't recommend any tankmates except the possible livebearer/rainbow option that could work out. But if you are looking for more tanganyikan cichlids you'll need more space than that...
(perhaps a move to the cichlid forum)
If smaller than 20, even 30 gallons I wouldn't recommend any tankmates except the possible livebearer/rainbow option that could work out. But if you are looking for more tanganyikan cichlids you'll need more space than that...
(perhaps a move to the cichlid forum)
Congratulations on the Occies! I just got 4 of them myself. They are the neatest thing in my population so far. I will put my headphones on, and crawl into bed (30 gallon tank is on my dresser next to my bed) listen to my music and just watch these guys. I have had them about a month now.
The four of them were in a 10 gallon. And they were fine for a while...then I noticed one of the females was getting pushed out. So, into my 30 they are. I agree. julidochromis will do well with the occies, or at least from what I have heard.
The most important thing is not to get another shell dweller species, otherwise wars will happen. You are better going with rock/cave spawners for tank mates. Good Luck!
The four of them were in a 10 gallon. And they were fine for a while...then I noticed one of the females was getting pushed out. So, into my 30 they are. I agree. julidochromis will do well with the occies, or at least from what I have heard.
The most important thing is not to get another shell dweller species, otherwise wars will happen. You are better going with rock/cave spawners for tank mates. Good Luck!
yeah my 55gal shellie tank is just right as of now, i have multi's on the left side in a colony i have a mated pair of julidochromis transcript's in the middle and a small colony of brevis that stay on the right side with no issues, i have a ton of shells for my shellies like 4 shells to each shell dweller so that they have alot of retreats..