Originally posted by R_sustaita
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Shell Dweller Tank (from stream tank to African cichlid)
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that must explain it!75g Tank,
2- Wild Scalare Angel 2-wild Angel snakeskin, 2-half blue half black Angels, 5-Guianacara Geayi, 4- Blue Rams(1m/3f), 1- L144, 1- Pleco unknown type 1-Blue Neon Goby
2.5g Mini Monter - Shrimp Tank
10-RCS, 1-Red Sakura 5-Malawa, 8-Boraras Brigittie, 1-Adonis Pleco, 1-Zebra Nerite, 1-Horned Nerite
10g Tank
Hospital 2-F. Endlers
2-29g Empty Tank, 20L Empty Tank , 125g Empty Tank[SIGPIC]sigpic
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Originally posted by cichlidomaha View PostThe thing with shellies is they need shells to feel secure and happy, they also breed in them. So if you intend to breed them you would want to add about 15 - 20 shells. They also are fun to watch zipping in and out of the shells.
Tom
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so are you still using the bottom holes for regular filtration or did you plug them all off and are planning an over the rim filter setup?75G Standard - High Light Planted Community Fish
28G Aquapod - Medium Light Planted Shrimp & Microrasboras
12G Eclipse - Bonsai Planted Betta & Shrimp
29G Standard - Vivarium w/ Red Devil Crabs
45G Exo-Terra - Terrarium w/ Hermit Crabs (in progress)
33G Cubish - Vivarium w/ D.auratus 'blue & bronze'
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Originally posted by sunkenmetal View Postthe shell dwellers will be the only fish in the tank...75g Tank,
2- Wild Scalare Angel 2-wild Angel snakeskin, 2-half blue half black Angels, 5-Guianacara Geayi, 4- Blue Rams(1m/3f), 1- L144, 1- Pleco unknown type 1-Blue Neon Goby
2.5g Mini Monter - Shrimp Tank
10-RCS, 1-Red Sakura 5-Malawa, 8-Boraras Brigittie, 1-Adonis Pleco, 1-Zebra Nerite, 1-Horned Nerite
10g Tank
Hospital 2-F. Endlers
2-29g Empty Tank, 20L Empty Tank , 125g Empty Tank[SIGPIC]sigpic
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Originally posted by sunkenmetal View PostYea I just haven't been able to get out to get any yet...
MarkWhat are the facts? Again and again and again--what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore devine revelation, forget what "the stars foretell", avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history"--what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your only clue.
Robert Anson Heinlein
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The baby meleagris are growing nicely! They should be ready for you in a week or two, max. They're already fighting amongst each other and with the adults in the tank.
What are you doing to adjust flow? While they do like some flow, breeding usually isn't successful if there's too much flow.
For pH, mine are in 8.4-8.6 with a fine sand of aragonite/crushed coral (CaribSea's cichlid mix). Just keep that in mind for acclimation, or if you want to add some alkalinizing stuff like rock or sand, that would probably work best.
And I'd definitely recommend dither. Without them, my meleagris adults were very still and didn't do much. With the blue-eyed forktails in there (like Roy said), they're very active and don't even go after the other fish... they just chase each other and the juvies. Other alkaline-loving dither fish that have worked with shellies are other Australian rainbowfish (threadfins, celebese, forktails, gertrudae), platies, and mollies.
Can't wait to see 'em in your tank! You should definitely work on finding more for that big tank since I'll only be able to spare 4-6 max. :)All bleeding stops eventually...
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