shelly and sand sifters

[mdlnewman]

I just purchased a 75 gallon tank and am reading all the posts about how to fill it.

First question

Can you do shell dwellers and sand sifters in the 4' tank or is that a nono?

 

[Prince]

You can but you have a lot of wasted tank space.

 

[mdlnewman]

I'm not planning on that being the only fish just the bottom layer

 

[jrh]

Where are you planning on getting your sandsifters? I'm in Alexandria, VA and am on the lookout, particularly for some Xenotilapia sp. ochragenys Ndole

 

[Prince]

I think longstockings had or has some. If not Dave from Dave's rare fish should have some.

 

[UNCLERUCKUS]

CHECK WITH MINIFOOT ALSO HE HAS SHELLIES

 

[minifoot77]

thanks q i got black occies and pearl occies and multies and brevis kitumba and ornatipinnis (and no spell checker)

 

[UNCLERUCKUS]

thanks q i got black occies and pearl occies and multies and brevis kitumba and ornatipinnis (and no spell checker)

OF COURSE BROTHER THATS WHAT WE DO...

 

[longstocking]

I just purchased a 75 gallon tank and am reading all the posts about how to fill it.

First question

Can you do shell dwellers and sand sifters in the 4' tank or is that a nono?

Not the best idea. Can it be done? Sure... but I personally wouldn't do it.

 

[Prince]

thanks q i got black occies and pearl occies and multies and brevis kitumba and ornatipinnis (and no spell checker)

You have Black Occies fry?

 

[minifoot77]

no but i have to many adults in the tank they are in

 

[mdlnewman]

Where can I get shells for these guys?

 

[Julie]

I still have many of the original neothauma shells, straight from the lake in stock. $1.50 each, $15 for a dozen.

 

[Shinchan]

I get my shells from cichlidbreeding.com, but Julies $1.50 neothauma shells are a good price (a full $1.00 lower than cichlidbreeding.com)

Where can I get shells for these guys?

 

[mdlnewman]

thanks q i got black occies and pearl occies and multies and brevis kitumba and ornatipinnis (and no spell checker)

Are these the ornatipinnis you have? They are pretty fish.

http://www.cichlidae.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4979

 

[Tony]

I get my shells from cichlidbreeding.com, but Julies $1.50 neothauma shells are a good price (a full $1.00 lower than cichlidbreeding.com)

I got mine from her too. They're sweet.

Plus, she's family.

 

[mdlnewman]

Ok next question. In my 75 can I put 2 colonies of different shellies in ?

Lamprologus caudopunctatus "Orange Fin"

AND

Lamprologus ocellatus gold or Lamprologus sp Ornatipinnis Zambia

 

[longstocking]

That should actually work out just fine. It's one of the exceptions of two shellies that can work in a 4 foot or larger tank.

 

[mdlnewman]

got em in finally

One bold one of the group of 4

Peekaboo