These Multies are exquisite excavators

[gwand67 183]

My colony of Neolamprologus multifasciatus have been with me for over a year. They are cute and industrious little guys. Now they are in the process of creating Mount Kilimanjaro. I suppose they miss home.

 

[Back in the fold22 7]

Are those shell dwellers ?

 

[Tomsfish26 25]

I am always attracted to J. marlieri.

 

[Back in the fold22 7]

I am always attracted to J. marlieri.

Yes ! Don’t you just love that torpedo shape they have ?

 

[gwand67 183]

Are those shell dwellers ?

Yes. They love snail shells.

 

[gwand67 183]

I am always attracted to J. marlieri.

My Julies are J. transcriptus Gombe.

 

[GaryE28 26]

I immediately fire up google earth and go to Gombe Tanzania on it...

Tanganyikan Cichlids get lumped together with mbuna for Lake Malawi by a lot of aquarists, but they are a whole other ballgame. Complicated fish - great fishwatching. Malawt fish look good and bash each other. Tangas look good and do remarkable things.

 

[gwand67 183]

The Multi keep building their mountain. Very industrious!

 

[Rusty_Shackleford67 182]

My favorite shell dweller activity was when they would grab a shell with their mouth and swim as hard as they could to move the shell to just the right spot. Then they would bury it so only the opening was visible.