What Are Those Cute Litte Aficans That Hide In Shells?

[andyourblueblood]

i cant remember... can some one help me out here??? thanks in advance.

 

[WaterBender1995]

uhhhh

shell dwellers

Tanganyika Shell Dwellers

Scientific Names: Common Names:
Altolamprologus sp. "Compressiceps Shell" Sumbu Dwarf
Altolamprologus sp. "Compressiceps Shell" (Mbita) Sumbu Dwarf
`Lamprologus` brevis
`Lamprologus` brevis (Chaitika)
`Lamprologus` brevis (Ikola) Sunspot Brevis
`Lamprologus` brevis (Katabe)
`Lamprologus` brevis (Kigoma) Kigoma Blue
`Lamprologus` brevis (Lunangwa)
`Lamprologus` brevis (M'toto) M'toto Zebra
`Lamprologus` brevis (Mzwema)
`Lamprologus` callipterus
`Lamprologus` callipterus (Albino)
`Lamprologus` callipterus (Molwe)
`Lamprologus` callipterus (Mpimbwe)
`Lamprologus` callipterus (Mzwema)
`Lamprologus` callipterus (Ulwile)
`Lamprologus` calliurus (Chikalakate)
`Lamprologus` calliurus (Magara)
`Lamprologus` calliurus (Moliro)
`Lamprologus` calliurus (Mpimbwe) Giant Mpimbwe Shelldweller, Giant Calliurus
`Lamprologus` sp. "Magarae"
`Lamprologus` multifasciatus Multies
`Lamprologus` multifasciatus (Mbita) Multies
`Lamprologus` ocellatus (Gold)
`Lamprologus` ocellatus (Wampembe)
`Lamprologus` ocellatus (Whitestrain)
`Lamprologus` ocellatus (Zambian Blue)
`Lamprologus` ornatipinnis
`Lamprologus` sp. "Ornatipinnis Tembwe II"
`Lamprologus` sp. "Ornatipinnis Zambia" Yellowfin Ocellatus
`Lamprologus` sp. "Shell Zambia"
`Lamprologus` similis Big Eye Multifasciatus
`Lamprologus` speciosus Black Ocellatus
`Lamprologus` stappersii Lamprologus meleagris
`Lamprologus` wauthioni
Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri
Lepidiolamprologus sp. "Boulengeri"
Lepidiolamprologus hecqui (Isanga)
Lepidiolamprologus hecqui (Mbita)
Lepidiolamprologus sp. "Hecqui Boulengeri complex"
Lepidiolamprologus meeli
Lepidiolamprologus sp. "Meeli Kipili"
Neolamprologus kungweensis
Neolamprologus laparogramma
Neolamprologus signatus
Telmatochromis sp. "Bifrenatus"
Telmatochromis bifrenatus (Halembe) Biffs
Telmatochromis brichardi (Chituta)
Telmatochromis brichardi (Ulwile)
Telmatochromis burgeoni
Telmatochromis sp. "Temporalis Shell"
Telmatochromis sp. "Temporalis Shell" (Magara)
Telmatochromis sp. "Temporalis Shell" (Mbita)
Telmatochromis sp. "Vittatus"
Telmatochromis vittatus
Telmatochromis vittatus (Kambwimba)
Telmatochromis vittatus (Namansi)

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[andyourblueblood]

lmao! wow. thanks. now i just need to narrow it down.

 

[Matt_northants]

Neolamprologus multifasciatus, are the small shell dwellers.

 

[andyourblueblood]

Neolamprologus multifasciatus, are the small shell dwellers.

thats the one!! thanks much!

 

[Matt_northants]

Neolamprologus multifasciatus, are the small shell dwellers.

thats the one!! thanks much!

No worries, dont forget that they breed worse than rabbits though!

 

[andyourblueblood]

Neolamprologus multifasciatus, are the small shell dwellers.

thats the one!! thanks much!

No worries, dont forget that they breed worse than rabbits though!

yeah i have heard. i only kept one in a 5g for about 1 month. great fish, it loved its shell. thats how the guy at the lfs caught him. he scared him into the shell and just picked up the shell and put it in the bag. i wish i never gave him away. are they easy to come by?

 

[jayjay]

How easy they are to get, depends on where you live. Where I live they are very common for example.

 

[andyourblueblood]

How easy they are to get, depends on where you live. Where I live they are very common for example.

im from massachusettes, so i dont really know. ive only seen them that one time. i wish i could find another one, how many could fit comfortably in a 5g? i would clearly go with all females.

 

[andyourblueblood]

wait arent these guys super mean?? i thought these were the ones that attack other fish' gills....
or am i thinking of something else? i know there is one, i think it was in the birchardi complex.

 

[andyourblueblood]

i have a Q what is the highest salinity and p.h. these guys can survive in?? how many can i put comfortably in a 5 gallon??? will they kill small shrimp or snails??? im thinking of adding them to a 5g salt water set-up. i intend on keeping the p.h. around 8.0 and the salinity around .015. please help meeee!!!!!! i have successfully added monos, scats, figure 8 and spotted puffers, mollys, and orange chromids, and i would LOVE to add these guys to a small nano reef inspired by a fellow member.

 

[Matt_northants]

These are not brackish fish but hardwater freshwater fish, in a UK 5 gallon tank you could keep 5 tops. They probably wont kill shrimp or snails. Unfortunately monos, scats, figure 8 and spotted puffers, mollys, and orange chromids are all brackish fish and wouldnt do well in a reef, ie saltwater, tank.

 

[andyourblueblood]

These are not brackish fish but hardwater freshwater fish, in a UK 5 gallon tank you could keep 5 tops. They probably wont kill shrimp or snails. Unfortunately monos, scats, figure 8 and spotted puffers, mollys, and orange chromids are all brackish fish and wouldnt do well in a reef, ie saltwater, tank.

i have kept all long term in a 180 reef. so 5 will do? should i pair them up or no?

 

[Matt_northants]

No neolamprologus are suited to brackish or salt water they are al hardwater freshwater species.

 

[andyourblueblood]

No neolamprologus are suited to brackish or salt water they are al hardwater freshwater species.

huh? your confusing me. i meant i have done those fish (monos..and so on) in a reef long term. i wont do them in salt. i just want to know if i should just go with 6 pairs. any babies they have will become feeders or be sold off. are there any other small shell dwellers that are compatible?