Neolamprologus multifasciatus and angels

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Wildiana

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Neolamprologus multifasciatus and other Neolamprologus

are they ok together? or will the Multi nip on the angels fins?


if so, can angel go with any shell dwellers?

which ones?
 
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Cichlasomaniac said:
yep they usually will, but mine don’t really nip my angels.
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how long have you had them together?

do you have plants so the angel can hide in?

my other tank has lots of plants and maybe the angels will do well there with the tiger barbs.
 
IME, even though the fish tries to hide, it doesn't work and they are contually harassed. IMO/IME, if the fish is hiding because of harassment, than it is being severally stressed and will either not eat, get sick, or both.

There are many other barb species that are less fin-nippers than Tiger Barbs that you may want to research into. Some tiger barbs nip, others do not, so you'd be playing a roulete (sp?), and definately should have a plan b if you go ahead with the tiger barbs.
 
ok, cleared out my 20l and only have 3 Neolamprologus multifasciatus (1 cory, 1 guppy 2 hachets) with a bunch of shells, my question now is...

can i put other Neolamprologus with my multifasciatus?

e.g.-Neolamprologus pulcher, Neolamprologus meleagrise, Neolamprologus falcicula"Walteri" etc. etc.
 
From everything that I've read, the various shelldwellers will readily hybridize. Apart from that, I have also heard that once a stable colony of multis form, they become insanely territorial and will terrorize all ather fish in the tank. Sorry, they should really be kept in a species set up. btw you still have fish with radically different water requirements.

What kind of substrate do you have? Half the fun of shellies is watching them dig in the sand, so without it they will simply not display natural behavior.

I should note that this info is from research and not personal experience. Good luck, and let us know how things develop.
 
mooman said:
From everything that I've read, the various shelldwellers will readily hybridize. Apart from that, I have also heard that once a stable colony of multis form, they become insanely territorial and will terrorize all ather fish in the tank. Sorry, they should really be kept in a species set up. btw you still have fish with radically different water requirements.

What kind of substrate do you have? Half the fun of shellies is watching them dig in the sand, so without it they will simply not display natural behavior.

I should note that this info is from research and not personal experience. Good luck, and let us know how things develop.
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i have sand in my 20L tank, with lots of shells.
the fish that are there already, has been there for over six months, very hard water and a ph of 7.8-8, the only differants now is the new fish, the multi's.

the angels i moved them to my 29g which is heavy planted. low ph, softer water, not much softer but slightly softer, co2 inj. B/S. and lots of w/s for my blue rams
 
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