Shelldweller deep dive and a mini makeover
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 พ.ย. 2017
- Today you get an update on my 75g "nano" shelldweller tank!
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I LOVE these fish! I can't wait to talk hubby into a new tank so that I can get some. Thanks for the update!
fish hoarder indeed!
".... because I have impulse control problems." Haha 😂
Hope you are well. Still find myself coming back to your videos for information after all these years. You are always very thorough!
Those babies are adorable!! Such an interesting fish.
Thank you for that Rachel, I have the neolamprologus ocellatus gold and I'm trying to stay away from them, cause half my day I spend staring at the tank. They are just brilliant little fish!
I have the same, super cute when they flare up and show off their little pectoral table tennis paddle fins. They have such great personalities.
Gorgeous,but such angry little fish!
Wonderful tank! I'm setting up a shellie tank soon and I can't wait. Thanks for the update!
Always fancied keeping these little guys.
Love your vids mate
I love your Anubias and Java Fern set up. So simple and yet very majestic!
Thank you, Rachel. I have a small colony of multis and your information was extremely helpful!
I like all Tanganyikan species but these little ones are a Classic of the hobby with their beautiful colonies 👍👍👍👍
Thanks Rachael. As always, soooo very informative. I’ve been thinking about these guys for a bit and would’ve probably gone with a small tank but know differently now. I’m so glad you do what you do!!
I just found my first multie spawn last night!!! I’m so excited. I love your multie tank. It inspired me to put my multies into a 75 as well.
Great video! I love all my shell dwellers. For people looking for them, they can be hard to find. If you have local fish clubs try looking there.
Beautiful landscape.
Update more often please these lil guys are awesome!
I have a colony of these really cute fish, really love them! Love your videos!
I totally agree, super rewarding and one of the best options for beginners. I got a group of nine adult plus fry for almost a year and that is by far the easier and best looking aquarium I ever had. By the way, it looks like I have very similar preferences than yours since I also have an asian hillstream tank. May the Force be with you
Love these little guys. Definitely planning a Tanganyikan tank with them in the future!
Excellent 75g tank my favorite tank of yours THUMBS UP
OH THESE are SOOOOOO cute!!
I’ve got a 55 waiting to be setup for shellies and maybe a few cyps. I’m a little nervous about controlling water parameters, so I never pull the trigger. Thanks for the update on these - they’re at the top of my “I want” list.
Love these fish!!! All in good time I’ll want to start a tank of Shellie’s!
I to love Shellie’s! I chose Similis and your spot on. Multies definitely breed a lot. My Similis took 3 months till Fry came around!!!
I really love those fish! I have to pick up some of the food you feed for my little ones.
You definitely should let them take over! Shellies are my favorite Tanganyikan’s! I moved from Predator Haps to these because I loved them sooo much
Thank you for your videos
super beautiful fish. Thanks Rachel.
+Sean Meister I didn't hear that on my end
yeah, sorry, I just discovered it is some issue on my end. My bad. Just checking, thanks. According to your website it appears as if you are not selling any plants at the moment. I will keep looking for needle leaf java fern.
I love your setup for shellies and how well they are producing. Are your apistogrammas and kribs doing just as well?
Like u say they are so stinkin cute. I like how they know what they want! Good.video!
what can i keep them with really like them.especialy yours they look healty and good nice aquarium
Such a cool fish. Defiantly one of my "Want to Keep" fish. One day I suppose.
It's like 12:07 pm in the night and I am watching this video.
i appreciate it!
Nice 👍 thanks for sharing
I might get Shellie's
Hi Rachel i'm truly interested in shellies my question on filtration, would 2 hang on the back filters be sufficient? beautiful tank and fish!
I wish I could give you 10 thumbs up! Love you sharing this with us. :))
a long time i have brides dis fish very nice
I started with 10, after about 16 months had over 100+ i quit counting when we had to break the tank down.... i miss them
I have the same thing going on! So cool...
Can I put some pea puffers in here? I also have a 75 gallon. Similar set up
i want some!!!
How do you clean or vacuum bottom of a shellie tank?
How would you remove all the small fry if you had to change tanks?
Super👍
They are a lovely looking fish, you have loads of babies! The tank is looking great, that is not to say the rest of your tanks don't look amazing as well! Do not know how you do it all, fishroom, greenhouse etc. I love your updates but all the work you do makes me feel like a rest ha,ha.
caffeine. I always have a coffee, lol
I'm still looking for some of these guys, it's frustrating Trying to find them
Is it a good idea to put a pair into a 5 gallon?
What do you feed the smallest of fries? Do you specially feed them baby artemia, or do you just let them be on their own?
Rachel do you sell the multies? i have been lookin for just a male and female to start my own but i cant find them. i would love to buy a pair from you when they are ready to leave.
I really wanna buy these guys but I don’t know where to get them plss help Rachel
How long does it take for the baby’s to start having their own?
So cute. I'm thinking of getting some. In your experience, what's the lowest and highest temperature they can take without damaging the fry?
I think she heats the room not individual tanks
what fish do u keep with them
Love the shell dwellers. I know this vid is old but do you have them still?
Yep!
Rachael Please help. I lost one of my hill stream loaches today. And then I noticed my loaches and bristled nose plecos acting funny. Darting around jumping from spot to spot. Ammonia was okay and my nitrites were high. Ph was dead on seven. I immediately did a water change and am keeping a close eye on them. The tank is a community tank with neons beings he predominant species. Three Bristol noses and four loaches. Other then that. Cherry shrimp. Any advice on what to watch for ? Keep in mind I’m pretty new to the hobby but I take it very seriously on taking care of my fish. Thank you and have a great night.
Mark
I have a group of 15 Lamprologus Occelatus and about 18 Julidichromis Malleri.
Multifaciatus are my dream fish, theyre the Shellies I actually want the most. I would trash my Occelatus and Julie any day for them.
NOOOOOO......I have already seen footage from Others from AQUATIC EXPERIENCE 2017........you really need to come clean on your experience there......WOW!!!! By the way.....next year.....we are coming , if it hair lips the world!!!!! We only live about 3 hours south of the city. I love that your girls are becoming more involved in the hobby. YOU ROCK!!!!!!
i wasn't there this year! I will be there next year, as it is in NJ
Hey Rachel,
So i want to set up an aquarum (180 liters) with shelldweller multifasciatus, but i dont want it to be just the shellies. Do you have an idea what kind of fish i could use as tank mates??
Thank you for your time, really loved the video!
Quinten
small danios or rainbows do really well
Rachel O'leary Awesome thx! Danios would be cool. :)
Shellies😍😍
Rachel I’m recently getting some Shellys and I’m wondering what can I keep with them for a top water fish because the pH is so high I worry about the other fish going in it right now they’re currently going to be in a 10 gallon tank but plan on moving him into a 50 gallon or 65 I will only be getting five at this time. Thanks for all you do.
Rainbows are a popular choice
Rachel O'leary thanks so much for the info. I actually watching you now Q&A lol
Hii @Rachel Oleary. I'm researching and getting ready to set up an aquarium for shell dwellers to add to my fish room. One question I have that I have not found an answer to is, can one keep more than one species of shell dwellers in either a 75 gallon or 90-gallon aquarium, and are there ane other 'nano' Lake Tanganyika cichlids that would peacefully cohabitate with them? Thank you.
Most of the tangs will eat the shellie fry. Paracyprichromis are a good choice. You probably could get away with multiple species of shellie, though I have to imagine some sort of hybridization could be possible so my inclination would be to have one huge colony of one type, then a rock climbing or top water species.
@@RachelOLeary Thank you for the prompt reply. My main goals are to avoid predation and hybrization, so I will go with your recommendation of one large colony of one type.
Bit of a late comment, but I was just curious what you feed the fry, juveniles and adults?
They all way the same mix of cichlid pellets or frozen foods. They are not picky
Would these do well in a tank with other, larger tanganyikan species, or are they better on their own?
+Liam Brent-Hurst probably best on their own
What size Escrgo shell do you use for these? None of the vendors I've looked at have really given a good indication of the shell size. I sort of assume extra large is the way to go, but if "large" is well, large enough as well that opens up color options.
XnFM For mine I buy hermit crab shells a various sizes, cause smaller ones work for the young when mom chases them out, medium for females and a couple big ones for your Dominant males. And Escargot shells dissolve
I but 36 XL size for mine.
Thanks all. Shellies are on my short list of fish I want to keep and I'd never seen anyone say where they get their shells.
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Are these the same ones from the 10 gallon? Cause I've noticed with mine that the alpha male of the colony will patrol an area about the same footprint as a 10 gallon (1ftx2ft). I started my colony with 5 adults in a 20 Long about seven months ago and my colony is pushing 50-60 already and thats just the adults and juvies that started getting their stripes, not counting small fry. I'm about to move them up to a 40 breeder tomorrow and gonna try to keep the colony going with paracyprichromis above them. What do you feed yours Rachel?
+Vanquatics I would recommend watching the video as all those questions are answered
Thanks I saw the O-Nip tabs right after I posted the comment. I also know you sell the multis so I was just curious if these were the same ones from the 10 gallon. Was more wondering if you noticed any change in pecking order within the colony or anything like that after moving them from the 10 to the 75. I guess thats how I should have worded it. Cause I'm about to move my whole colony and just wondering if I should expect any change in behavior right after the move.
yep! same group. They went from lip locking and engaging constantly to a much more chill behavior in the bigger tank.
Cute fry :)
Just wondering how do you clean the gravel since shells are under the gravel, thx!
I poke around them with a chopstick while siphoning
Rachel O'leary thanks Rachel! that’s very helpful
My favourite cichlids
please Rachel. WHERE DO I GET SHELLDWELLERS!!???? I want them so badly, but I cant find them anywhere.
I got them from a LFS, if you don't have an LFS nearby, you can usually special order these at Petco.
I get mine from local breeders. Aquabid is also an option but they are awfully expensive.
Naomi Post Nope. they cost the same as if the fish were in stock at petco. Just call them up or to the store and ask to special order them. However, I do suggest Geiler aquatics, they have great pricing on these multifaciatus
PetCo cannot order Multifasicatus, Similis or Ocellatus.
We order through Fish International and Segrest Farms and both no longer carry any Shell Dwellers.
Most websites no longer do either, took me a week to actually find these guys and it was Similis I found. (for a reasonable price)
This fish is becoming rather rare in the hobby get, stock, and breed them while you can.
Where do you get the shells from? Scratch that lol...got to that part of the video. Now how would they do in a 20 or 30 long tank?
amazon.
+Janice Stp great in those tank sizes!
Will they kill Angelfish?
Where are those sexy blue Rams? Are you going to do a video of those soon?
+Matt Cabral I still have them and maybe!
My shellies are beginning to breed!
+Gavin Chen hurray!!!
How long does it take for them to reach maturity? I have 4 that are around 6 months old
+Damion Swartz feels like forever
Damion Swartz yeah it does take a while with Tanganyikans to mature.
What's the purple fish with the yellow tail?
+Lisa Foster sardine cichlid
Rachel O'leary Thank you :)
How do you clean the sand without getting any of the babies? I have seen the tank and how to do water changes but never in-depth on cleaning the whole tank.
+Nicki Anderson they keep it turned
if you want, i can show the whole process next time, but i thought it might sort of be like wathcing paint dry
Nicki Anderson With my tank I use a small internal filter and have it blow around the shells. Then I use a psiphon to clean it out of the water column. So far its worked well
Rachel O'leary would love to see how it's done! ..I sit outside just to watch the grass grow🤗
I have 4 in a ten gallon is that to many
+president of random nope
I'd like to see what you think about having Oscars out of all the people on TH-cam I've seen your the only one that has said anything about them. I have an albino tiger oscar and a regular tiger oscar they're both still young but the albino bit my finger the other day while I was feeding them I just love Oscars and I'd likr to see your input on them
I did a species spotlight on Oscars :) I have hd mine for 11 years. They are great fish, but often mistreated in both their aquarium size and care.
I got them from Wal-Mart and they are growing fast I've got them in a 29 long for now but I'm going to be getting a lot bigger one by next week the albino is becoming the big dog of the tank and I love them so much I enjoy having them around
Hi. DO YOU SHIP TO AUS rachael
+Thirsty Rabbit no sorry
I did not think so but worth an ask. Keep up the good work
dario dario is the smallest cichlid out there. it is smaller than an inch
Dario are not a cichlid