The pic was taken from the end view. The shells aren't really as close together as it looks. And the glass is very dirty, but I don't want to stress them out by cleaning it off just yet.
Very cool fish and good pics. I would also like to get shellies one day when I get a new/free tank. Multies sound very interesting. They are not as attractive as some of the other shellies, IMO, but I have heard their behaviour is much more interesting as they will develop into a small colony.
Valerie, you're from Edmonton, where would you get shellies? Order them in, or wait till they have some at Big Als?
The guy I ordered them from said to use shells with opening of at least quarter size. I had a terrible time finding enough shells! The larger fish actually prefer the larger shells. The smaller ones haven't really picked out homes yet. They just dart into the nearest shell. They are in a 10g tank. I have no idea what the male/female ratio is. The guy I ordered from said he gave my a wide variety of sizes in hopes of having a good ratio.
Joe-which pic are you refering to? My tank has looked like a jungle at times...especially compared to first starting out. I really like the hairgrass. I would like to have one whole side nothing but that!
Yes on the blood worms. and sort of on the stick only its TETRA CICHLID MINI GRANULES. All of my fish are small, and they seem to all like the mini granules. I also feed betta flakes even though I don't have a Betta.