small aquarium cichlid

[nynick]

I agree with all that say Shellies...they are fantastic! in 20 gallons you can get 3 different spicies in small colonies (2-5 each) and still have space for a pair of something else. Do not mix them with Julidochromis since they can get in to the shells and get the fry.

I have a 20 gallon with:

(Neo)Lamprologus Similis (4)
(Neo)Lamprologus Brevis (2)
(Neo)Lamprologus Ocellatus "Gold" (3)
(Neo)Lamprologus sp. Kiku (started with a pair, now 1 year later eighty billion trillion gazillion)

 

[nynick]

Regarding offish's statement "If you go for the occelatus watch your fingers. They may be small but what they lack in size they make up for in bravery!" I could not agree more and the same goes for Brevis. My Brevis male bit a whole in my fish net!!!

 

[kool_sk8a]

cool, thanks guys. I should be getting my new tank some time this month. and i will go with the sand substrate, its just that i had some extra gravel lying around. err do shellies like plants? any in particular. also do they just need shells or like rock formations and caves too?