Keegster803's shelldweller 10gal build thread.

[keegster803]

Daddy got a bit protective of the fry when I put the phone up to the front glass


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[livefishguy124]

what is aquatic science teach you, what do you do, i have been wanting to do 4-h with chickens

 

[livefishguy124]

i'm now a FINatic, yay, but this is really cool, maby i should breed shellies

 

[Fishperson]

And those are Occie fry? That's really cool. I'm hoping for multie fry of my own. Is there anything special that you did to get them to breed?

 

[keegster803]

Yup, they are very tiny when they hatch. I went and had to put them in a display tank for like an hour, so I put them in a 2.5 gallon. I used half new tap water, and half tank water. Then I just put em' back in the bigger tank, and they have been breeding ever since. And when I do water changes, I use water that is a little cooler than the tank water, maybe that's the key


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[keegster803]

Like gillie said, add more shells, make a barrier between them. I would post a picture of my ocellatus tank but I'm over my quota on here and can't post from mobile. This is also generally a reason I'm not a big fan of brevis in a 10 gallon when they're not a proven pair, shellies in general can be weird. My male and female ocellatus hated eachother in my 39 column, but are buddy buddy in the 10 gallon


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Hey freak, how's your ocellatus pair doing?


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[Freakgecko91]

Cooler water, live foods, and some patience, they typically breed like rabbits


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[keegster803]

I give them some blackworms once every couple weeks, but I am so happy that they have finally started breeding. One question, how do I get them to stop eating their spawns?


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[Freakgecko91]

I give them some blackworms once every couple weeks, but I am so happy that they have finally started breeding. One question, how do I get them to stop eating their spawns?


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Time, really. They'll get better as they go typically


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[Freakgecko91]

Hey freak, how's your ocellatus pair doing?


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I got really confused for a second there, forgot I have occie, however the male died so I have a loner in with a pair of female altolamprologus sp. Sumbu white dwarf. Unfortunately a water change incident destroyed my colony of those.


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[keegster803]

I got really confused for a second there, forgot I have occie, however the male died so I have a loner in with a pair of female altolamprologus sp. Sumbu white dwarf. Unfortunately a water change incident destroyed my colony of those.


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Dang, did the water wash them away? Or did the parameters change to rapidly?


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[Freakgecko91]

Temp shock, I did a large water change on a small tank, using a python, and forgot the water temp is higher in my big tank


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[keegster803]

Temp shock, I did a large water change on a small tank, using a python, and forgot the water temp is higher in my big tank


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Yikes, I'm sorry for your loss, your occies were purple right?


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[Freakgecko91]

Yeah, not the golds.

I do have about 80 multi fry right now lol found out who normally eats them too, my goby cichlid. Caught her snacking today


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[keegster803]

Haha nice. I was thinking about getting a goby Cichlid for the 55 gallon E. Cyanostictus


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[Freakgecko91]

Haha nice. I was thinking about getting a goby Cichlid for the 55 gallon E. Cyanostictus


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They're very territorial and spazzy lol make sure you have a lot of rock work if you go that route


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[keegster803]

I'm just debating cuz I don't want my Julie's to get bullied to death


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[Freakgecko91]

You could do rock piles on either side of the tank, with the shells in the middle. This would provide territory for both the gobies and the julies.


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[keegster803]

I was thinking of doing 4 zones.
Left side shells, then divides into rock, then shells, then rock, so there is a territory for the comps, occies, Julie's, and the gobies


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