what i could do with a 55
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Lelupi, Calvus, Compressiceps, Cylindricus and maybe a few of the other larger shellies like Hecqui, Ornatipinnis, Caudopunctatus not a true shellie but will breed in a shell, there are a lot more for more info you can go to www.cichlidforum.com and look up species profiles to the left they also have a cookie cutter or two for Tang's..
Since I'm bored I decided to evaluate their suggestions for a 55 gallon...
Too many rock dwellers IMO as well. Eventually something is going to want to breed and you'll have a lot of pairs fighting for the same real estate. I would only pick a pair or two of any species, which trets would fall into the same category as.
All the Telmatochromis are shell spawners but you dont see much of them in the trade. You could easily substitute with any of the lamprologine shellies.
The breeding habits of brichardis/daffodils (same species btw) make them non-community fish. So if you get a pair, you're not really allowed much else...
I dont know much about the buescheris, but 12 seems over the top...you would probably have to look hard to find any anyways.
Minus that I really like this setup as its not overdone. Its similar to the first option but gives you more space for the shellies to create a colony rather than restricting it with rockpiles. You could substitute the calvus/comps for another rock dweller in the first cookie cutter easily.
If you had the majority of the tank as open sand bed and a rocky outcropping for the paracyps, the combo could work as the paracyps tend to favor the open water more.
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In my own 55 gallon I have a colony of n. multifasciatus (a shell dweller) and some remnants of what started out as a breeding pair of julidochromis transcriptus. Even though both occupy different areas I see the dominant males stare each other down often and there are still some run ins despite how much space they have. Some people have success with more stocked tanks than I do, but I would not recommend putting as many tangs together as some of these cookie cutters recommend. But as always, this is just my opinion
I believe that cyps should be housed in a larger setup than a 55 gallon as even the non-jumbo varieties reach 4" and they are active fish. Not to mention they are pretty sensitive as well. Not great fish unless you really know what you are doing
Too many rock dwellers IMO as well. Eventually something is going to want to breed and you'll have a lot of pairs fighting for the same real estate. I would only pick a pair or two of any species, which trets would fall into the same category as.
All the Telmatochromis are shell spawners but you dont see much of them in the trade. You could easily substitute with any of the lamprologine shellies.
Again, cyps arent a good idea.
The breeding habits of brichardis/daffodils (same species btw) make them non-community fish. So if you get a pair, you're not really allowed much else...
For the third time...no cyps.
I dont know much about the buescheris, but 12 seems over the top...you would probably have to look hard to find any anyways.
Minus that I really like this setup as its not overdone. Its similar to the first option but gives you more space for the shellies to create a colony rather than restricting it with rockpiles. You could substitute the calvus/comps for another rock dweller in the first cookie cutter easily.
Hmmm...not sure I would recommend any sand sifters (xenotilapia) for this size tank unless you were not adding much else. I certainly wouldnt risk adding any shelldwellers.
If you had the majority of the tank as open sand bed and a rocky outcropping for the paracyps, the combo could work as the paracyps tend to favor the open water more.
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In my own 55 gallon I have a colony of n. multifasciatus (a shell dweller) and some remnants of what started out as a breeding pair of julidochromis transcriptus. Even though both occupy different areas I see the dominant males stare each other down often and there are still some run ins despite how much space they have. Some people have success with more stocked tanks than I do, but I would not recommend putting as many tangs together as some of these cookie cutters recommend. But as always, this is just my opinion
is this a good stocking and are there any thing els i could add, like numbers
do they like water curent
1 tret
1altulamprologus-gold
2telmatochromis brichardi
2 neolamprologus signatus
do they like water curent
1 tret
1altulamprologus-gold
2telmatochromis brichardi
2 neolamprologus signatus
Ahh Hecqui man thats a nice shellie i had a couple til yesterday bummer but they sorta look like the Meleagris with the camo body pattern..
Leave out the Tret and go with a Buescheri they look great good luck finding the Telmato Brichardi.. I had a colony of Telmatochromis Dhonti and they were total terrors..
With the Alto's there is a gold Comp or Gold Calvus at any rate i would do like 3 to 4..
Leave out the Tret and go with a Buescheri they look great good luck finding the Telmato Brichardi.. I had a colony of Telmatochromis Dhonti and they were total terrors..
With the Alto's there is a gold Comp or Gold Calvus at any rate i would do like 3 to 4..