SherLar
Aquarium Advice FINatic
A friend is gifting me with a "proven" trio of Neolamprologus multifasciatus shell-dwellers. I've been keeping all types of cichlids from nearly all areas for 20+ years, but have never had shell-dwellers, so I'm pretty excited.
As most fish people do, I have several empty tanks and boxes of equipment and hardware, so I dug a 29g and stand out of storage, filled it last night to check the seals, and have it set up to cycle now.
I've put 2" of aquarium sand in the tank, and scattered about 20 shells around the tank, and am now just waiting for the cycle to complete (I added media from my Tanganyika tank to speed the process) to get the fish from her.
So, since I understand that "shellies" prefer the bottom of the tank, I was hoping someone could advise me as to potential tank mates to fill the middle and top of the water column. Also, are there any small bottom feeders that are compatible and won't rob the nests of eggs?
And, a 3rd question: what additional decor would they prefer? The tank seems plain with only sand and shells in it.
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
As most fish people do, I have several empty tanks and boxes of equipment and hardware, so I dug a 29g and stand out of storage, filled it last night to check the seals, and have it set up to cycle now.
I've put 2" of aquarium sand in the tank, and scattered about 20 shells around the tank, and am now just waiting for the cycle to complete (I added media from my Tanganyika tank to speed the process) to get the fish from her.
So, since I understand that "shellies" prefer the bottom of the tank, I was hoping someone could advise me as to potential tank mates to fill the middle and top of the water column. Also, are there any small bottom feeders that are compatible and won't rob the nests of eggs?
And, a 3rd question: what additional decor would they prefer? The tank seems plain with only sand and shells in it.
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.