Riftvalley community in a 80ltr well filtered tank

[Dr Holmes]

be kind!!!

 

[leongreenway]

Yeah go for Shellies,

Theyre cool little bug*ers

http/www.petfish.net/tiny_tangs.htm

look at the Lamprologus ocellatus "Gold" playing in the sandbox Clip

on

http/www.cichlid-forum.com/videos.php

 

[Dr Holmes]

wow they are pretty cool il think about it!

 

[leongreenway]

yeah you'd better think about it punk.

http/www.shelldwellers.com/index.php?board=3

It would be cool

 

[freddyk]

Yup, that's no simple answer. Malawi fish - bad idea. Tanganyika - you have some options. Shelldwellers are little in size but big in character.

 

[Dr Holmes]

yeah! im thinking of getting rid (not flushing) of the mbuna and just having some Tanginicans!

can u give me the names of some fish that would be suitable for my set up.


80 ltr
lots of slate caves and structures
ehiem classic for 100ltr tank
a few hardy plants
fine coral sand
(i am willing to make 'small'! changes)

 

[Dr Holmes]

B)

 

[sylvia]

You need to get LOTS of snail shells with about a 1-1.5" opening and then get yourself some n. multifasciatus shellies. These are the smallest and are lovely. You could keep a small group in there and watch them multiply Stick to a single male with several females. You may find that, as they breed, you get certain fish (usualy males) getting bullied until they are spending all their time in the top corners. Take these individuals out and sell them to your LFS or something. I would re-arange the slate you have, maybe take some out, to make the bottom area as free as possible from rocks but keep a few to split the tank up into, say, 2 sections so that you can provide two seperate 'territories'. Put plenty of snail shells in both sides and let the fish choose where to set up their colony. You'll find they rbeed readily (well, IME anyway). Also, I have never had problems with mutlies uprooting plants but I personaly don't like plants in a shelly tank anyway. Other shell-dwellers, especialy larger ones, may be mroe inclined to cause damage. Oh, bTW, you can use shells from the 'escargot' you get at supermarkets.
Here's a good link about shellies as well:http/www.cichlidrecipe.com/shellweb/