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Brisch
The Pleco Princess
 Posts: 179
Age: 22
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Favorite Fish: Betta Splendens, All Apistogramma
 |  Subject: Shell dwellers questions Wed May 19, 2010 11:01 am | |
| Can you put shell dwellers(lampologus) in with pseudotropheus acei and peaceful tanganyika cichlids? I have read that they can be put with certain African fish but who knows if that's true or not. |
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Grumpa
Master Profiler
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Age: 40
Location: cichlid world
Humor: Not often
Favorite Fish: tanganikian
| | Subject: Re: Shell dwellers questions Wed May 19, 2010 1:27 pm | |
| It can and has been done! You are going to take a chance of them becoming tasty treats for the malawi's!  You should keep them in a peaceful tanganyikan tank or as a stand alone species tank with lots of turbo shells.
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Brisch
The Pleco Princess
Posts: 179
Age: 22
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Favorite Fish: Betta Splendens, All Apistogramma
| | Subject: Re: Shell dwellers questions Wed May 19, 2010 2:09 pm | |
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Mostlycichlids
Cichlid Specialist
Posts: 4517
Age: 32
Location: New Mexico USA
Favorite Fish: Jaguar Cichlid
| | Subject: Re: Shell dwellers questions Thu May 20, 2010 11:30 am | |
| IMO you should keep Africans in with fish from their own lake.
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rsnprocess
Member
Posts: 64
Age: 41
| | Subject: Re: Shell dwellers questions Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:14 pm | |
| I have two Neolamprologus multifasiatus (hope I spelled that right from memory) in an 8 gallon biocube. I've had them for 2 months, they look the same, so can't tell which sex. I really don't want to breed them, but I'd like at least a couple more. If I do that am I almost certainly going to breeding?
Could I add a pair of the neolamprologus brevis or occelatus? These are supposed to be not over 2 in. Would they get along? I was thinking that by adding a different pair, maybe I'd get lucky and have 2 of same sex.
I appreciate all responses. |
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Grumpa
Master Profiler
Posts: 1211
Age: 40
Location: cichlid world
Humor: Not often
Favorite Fish: tanganikian
| | Subject: Re: Shell dwellers questions Sat Feb 05, 2011 5:50 am | |
| Yes you can put them together just make sure you have lots of shells for them!
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Wyomingite
Fish Wrangler
Posts: 1678
Age: 44
Location: Wonderful Windy Wyoming
Humor: "I drank what?" - Socrates
Favorite Fish: I won't choose and ya can't make me!
| | Subject: Re: Shell dwellers questions Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:47 pm | |
| | Mostlycichlids wrote: | | IMO you should keep Africans in with fish from their own lake. |
+1
I've never had good luck with Tangs and Malawis mixed together. This was actually what started my preference for biotope tanks...LOL.
WYite
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rsnprocess
Member
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Age: 41
| | Subject: Re: Shell dwellers questions Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:12 am | |
| So if I had to choose between the brevis or occelatus to add with my 2 multies, what would you suggest? |
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Brisch
The Pleco Princess
Posts: 179
Age: 22
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Favorite Fish: Betta Splendens, All Apistogramma
| | Subject: Re: Shell dwellers questions Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:56 am | |
| go with occellatus they are different...I have meleagris with brevis right now and all seems good |
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