Where to find shellies

Subject: Where to find shellies Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:06 pm

My girlfriend is interested in shellies. Can anyone tell me where to get the following
'Lamprologus' brevis (M'toto)
'Lamprologus' sp. "Ornatipinnis Zambia

'Lamprologus' stappersii
Telmatochromis sp. "Temporalis Shell" (Magara)

Subject: Re: Where to find shellies Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:51 pm

c_scherer123 posted this site for shellies back in Jan. Mabey you will find what you looking for here. http://www.shelldwellers.com/index.php
Good luck Mike.

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Subject: Re: Where to find shellies Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:55 pm

opps sorry Mike thats just an info site. But still some thier my be able to recomend someone.

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Subject: Re: Where to find shellies Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:43 pm

Cool thanks 1nevrkwitz

Member Posts: 90 Age: 23 Location: Athabasca, AB, Canada

Not sure if this aquarium club is the same Maine where you are located, but I tend to find the local aquarium clubs have many hidden treasures that the LFS can rarely get in.
http://www.maineaquariumkeepers.org/forum/
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Subject: Re: Where to find shellies Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:11 pm

Hi Mike,

Dave can meet most of your "Shellie" needs. His fish are top quality and well priced.

http://www.davesfish.com/

Mark

Subject: Re: Where to find shellies Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:22 pm

Thank you both. I checked Daves today and I have found a few we like. How many shellies can I keep in a 20g high?

Member Posts: 90 Age: 23 Location: Athabasca, AB, Canada

Mike D wrote:

Thank you both. I checked Daves today and I have found a few we like. How many shellies can I keep in a 20g high?

I would say stick with one type of shellie, but the best place to ask may be www.shelldwellers.com as they have lots of experience with mixing and matching.
From what I understand the brevis rarely venture more than 4" from their shells and can be mixed with other species. Not sure about the others, I personally have Multis.
I have the shellie "exiles" in my 55g community tanks with the danios and tetras and have no problems (my water is naturally 7.6 and everyone is fine with that).

Subject: Re: Where to find shellies Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:43 pm

Good to know! So if I only keep one kind how many could I keep?

Subject: Re: Where to find shellies Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:35 pm

i personnaly think davesfish is high priced you can go to www.wetthumbaquatics.com and get very high quality fish at a resonable price.and the owner delores is highly respected in the chiclid community and has wrote many things for the aca

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