You're going to have your hands full with 8 Lamprologus ocellatus in a 40B, so hopefully you will get a good sex ratio, with more females than males. I'd hold off on the Multi's, at least for the time being, until things sort themselves out. L. ocellatus are the most challenging shellies because they are so aggressive.
Gold Ocellatus - I am loving these little, feisty shell dwellers.
I placed an order for some cichlids from my favorite online vendor. They were not able to fill the entire order as they miscounted their stock. Instead of taking a credit, I purchased 3 Gold Ocellatus. These frog-like cichlids are pure entertainment.
After a few weeks, I purchased another 5 of these cichlids. I also added snail shells….lol, did not take long for them to do their version of aquascaping.
Btw, I have then in a 40 gallon breeder….will next research Neolamprologus Multifasciatus.
After a few weeks, I purchased another 5 of these cichlids. I also added snail shells….lol, did not take long for them to do their version of aquascaping.
Btw, I have then in a 40 gallon breeder….will next research Neolamprologus Multifasciatus.
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I was hoping the multi's would be in a separate tank.
N multifacitus is not going to survive Lamprologus ocellatus even in a larger tank.
Thanks for the advice. I will make the 40 breeder a species only tank as I learn more about these little ones….a ton of personality.
Diet wise, I read they will do better with live and frozen food. So far I feed them frozen brine with Spirulina & Mysis shrimp. Is this good enough ?
Diet wise, I read they will do better with live and frozen food. So far I feed them frozen brine with Spirulina & Mysis shrimp. Is this good enough ?
Live and frozen food is fine, in moderation. For little Tanganyikans like these, I would recommend that the bulk of their diet be high-quality flakes. It's easy to overfeed little fishes, and you don't want fat shellies.Thanks for the advice. I will make the 40 breeder a species only tank as I learn more about these little ones….a ton of personality.
Diet wise, I read they will do better with live and frozen food. So far I feed them frozen brine with Spirulina & Mysis shrimp. Is this good enough ?
I've got a related question on this I guess. I currently have a 125 gallon that is currently home to... wait for it....N multifacitus is not going to survive Lamprologus ocellatus even in a larger tank.
4 very spoiled Similis, lol.
I had considered the possibility of letting them make a good size fiefdom in there, and eventually adding an occie pair down the road. Will the occies make life **** for the Similis colony even in that scenario?
Probably. Why not add some fishes that won't compete for the same turf?I've got a related question on this I guess. I currently have a 125 gallon that is currently home to... wait for it....
4 very spoiled Similis, lol.
I had considered the possibility of letting them make a good size fiefdom in there, and eventually adding an occie pair down the road. Will the occies make life **** for the Similis colony even in that scenario?
Oh I will be, for sure, was just toying with the idea of another Shelly on the other side of the upcoming Juli/calvus rockpile. I'm letting the similis getting super settled in before doing anything anywayProbably. Why not add some fishes that won't compete for the same turf?
That's unlikely to matter once you add more aggressive fishes to the mix: they will take over whatever territories they find attractive....I'm letting the similis getting super settled in before doing anything anyway...
Your best bet here if you want to add another shellie is to add one with modest territory requirements, N. brevis for example. Brevis form strong pair bonds, and the considerably larger male defends a small territory around the shell in which his mate resides. L. ocellatus, in addition to being constitutively hyper-aggressive, is a harem spawner, with the male's territory surrounded by multiple territories that belong to his consorts. So the whole grouping can take a lot of space, which they defend ferociously. Thus the problem...Oh I will be, for sure, was just toying with the idea of another Shelly on the other side of the upcoming Juli/calvus rockpile. I'm letting the similis getting super settled in before doing anything anyway
I’ve not kept occies but from what I have read I don’t think it would work. You could try A compressiceps Sumbu dwarf. While aggressive their territory is not large and they aren’t large either.I've got a related question on this I guess. I currently have a 125 gallon that is currently home to... wait for it....
4 very spoiled Similis, lol.
I had considered the possibility of letting them make a good size fiefdom in there, and eventually adding an occie pair down the road. Will the occies make life **** for the Similis colony even in that scenario?
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