Pairing up

[keegster803]

Hey guys, I was wondering what is the amount of time it would take for some shellies to pair up?


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[sinibotia]

What kind of shelly?

 

[keegster803]

Brevis and multis


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[keegster803]

*Multies


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[sinibotia]

I don't really know about brevis, but from my extensive and futile research on multis, they don't really pair, they form colonies. If you only have a pair you should get more females.

 

[keegster803]

How can I tell between females and males?


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[sinibotia]

That I couldn't tell you because I still don't have mine yet What size is your tank?

 

[keegster803]

I have a ten gallon, I'm only keeping 3-6 in there, and I will sell the rest back to my LFS for in-store credit


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[sinibotia]

A 10 gallon is fine, I just wanted to suggest adding like 5 at the same time. That's what I'm doing in my 20h whenever I finally get them... if I ever get them lol

 

[keegster803]

My LFS gets an almost weekly shipment in. The owner has a friend who is a local importer. They have 3 kinds of shellies


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[sinibotia]

I live in the worst place for fishkeeping in the country. Shelldwellers are actually techniacally illegal here. I special ordered them at the LFS 6 weeks ago and they still dont have them.

 

[keegster803]

Are you in Maryland?


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[sinibotia]

No, Maine. Are shelldwellers illegal in Maryland?

 

[keegster803]

Nvm, it was Maine


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[sinibotia]

Yeah. No one enforces it, but it's still a massive pain to get good fish around here. I'm paying around $80 for my 5 multies between shipping and the cost of the fish...

Anyway, just add a few more, maybe rearrange the tank to give them equal footing, and allegedly theyll breed like guppies.

 

[keegster803]

Just get your LFS at your parents to get them, then drive over there, pick them up and go back home. It would be so much cheaper


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[sinibotia]

My parents are 8 hours away, and I don't have a car. And the cost of gas would be more than the cost of shipping lol

 

[keegster803]

Nevermind lol


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