SHELL DWELLING AQUARIUM FISH!

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    Today I do a species profile all about shell dwelling cichlids! Specifically exLAMPROLOGUS SIMILIS.
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  • @kenziyt3912
    @kenziyt3912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Took me 5 years but after watching this video years ago im finally getting my shellies today!!

  • @DomLindner
    @DomLindner 7 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I think it would be cool if you took the shells out, flattened the sand, replaced the shells and then took a time lapse of the fish's activities. That would be quite interesting.

    • @bkboi4376
      @bkboi4376 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The thing is that the fish shaped the sand in their own liking, and that those shells are their territory... if u took out the shells, it could be a disaster!!!

    • @nicneung676
      @nicneung676 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bagel God that's not what he was saying

    • @bkboi4376
      @bkboi4376 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WolfEatsCakes oops! My mistake! Thanks for pointing out :)

    • @gollumtheartisticnewt1028
      @gollumtheartisticnewt1028 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sapphireotaku3399 they would still rip each other apart reforming the territories

    • @fatihtopal9113
      @fatihtopal9113 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What imthis fish name?

  • @nick.m157
    @nick.m157 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    live stream these fish or time laps or another time laps of like 2 days so we can see the sand move around

  • @lizzyanthus1
    @lizzyanthus1 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I remember when you had shellies before, a few years ago. Fell in love with them then, and still love them today. As I'm not able to have fish tanks anymore, due to health issues, I am really happy to see you have been keeping them again. They are such fascinating little guys. Thanks for stocking these little darlings again!

  • @marizen2
    @marizen2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the simplicity of this aquarium! Thanks, Joey.

  • @rosesteph5399
    @rosesteph5399 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why I love your videos: your personality, getting to see amazing tanks/building, getting to see cutesie fishes, your personality and most of all how educational they are! Which is so awesome for a new fish owner ❤❤❤😊

  • @rfoerst1
    @rfoerst1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the shell dwellers, tank looks great.

  • @chriscrews2901
    @chriscrews2901 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    now my wife wants me to build her an entertainment center and a tank for these fish. she is in love with them! thanks for all your tips, tricks and informational videos!!! keep up the good work Joey!!

  • @markbiggs7689
    @markbiggs7689 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this series! It has given me the itch to build my own aquarium. Thanks!

  • @scottiemittelstaedt3083
    @scottiemittelstaedt3083 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    always interesting to watch your videos, love the educational aspect as well as entertainment

  • @scorneli1202
    @scorneli1202 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've always wanted to have a shellie tank. I wish I had one just like yours. It's gorgeous.

  • @hrasmussen20
    @hrasmussen20 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this tank and I just ordered the shells for my tank have been researching a lot about these cichlids and I am so fascinated that I am setting up a tank for them. I love your channel and have resealed my own Aquariums and now make my own filters thanks to Joey

  • @littlet23ca1
    @littlet23ca1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    After watching this series I set a a 20 long with the neolamprologus multifasciatus it us now my favourite tank! Thanks for the great series

  • @yoosorei
    @yoosorei 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's a really pretty fish and a great-looking aquarium! Loved the background on the species and the lake! Nice work :)

  • @xandermcn
    @xandermcn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful shells and landscape!

  • @epic311714
    @epic311714 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome tank. Those she'll dwellers are really unique

  • @denisebabbit6679
    @denisebabbit6679 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's a gorgeous tank! Thanks for sharing!

  • @riteshfamily369
    @riteshfamily369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your work is appreciated Happy to see that tank ❤️🐟

  • @ryanhagge7695
    @ryanhagge7695 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    4:55 GREAT PERSPECTIVE

  • @StainedBrain
    @StainedBrain 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the look of these she'll dwellers, they're so cute. 😊🐟

  • @jemma9699
    @jemma9699 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    These fish are awesome they're so fascinating to watch!

  • @DukesAquaristikexperimente
    @DukesAquaristikexperimente 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a colony of multis. Good that you give a focus on this very interesting type of fish.

  • @HoneyToker
    @HoneyToker 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    im loving these fish more and more! keep up the good work man!

  • @Willjpalmer13
    @Willjpalmer13 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Joey the tank is looking brilliant 🐠🐟

  • @zzzzz77771
    @zzzzz77771 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    They are awesome! what an interesting fish.

  • @TubaGirl016
    @TubaGirl016 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Joey, I absolutely love your videos! I recently discovered this little firecracker of a fish and instantly fell in love. It was hard to find decent reliable information on these little fellas but I think you did a great job with this video and tank. 😁

  • @bbenn3108
    @bbenn3108 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I MUST have these fish! this is the only good shell dweller video on youtube i swear.

  • @MasterAquatics
    @MasterAquatics 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    loved the video joey. thanks for the upload.

  • @321tms2
    @321tms2 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is one of the best aquariums of Joey. even when teh gallery is built. actualy i like this one and 375 gal. the others might come and go, but these two got my attention for long. it is january 2019 and i just remembered the video from past came to watch this office tank built videos. those were the good times.

  • @souvickmukherjee9207
    @souvickmukherjee9207 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The video of the DIY's are the most coolest aquarium videoes on TH-cam

  • @benmorgan9762
    @benmorgan9762 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    so glad shellies are finally getting some love :)

  • @kilrkitty0818
    @kilrkitty0818 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much! You answered so many questions I had about these awesome fish 🐠

  • @bxslilprincess
    @bxslilprincess 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've never heard of these fish before but I love them now, thinking of getting some..

  • @cliffwindsor1288
    @cliffwindsor1288 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating and informative video about a species new to me - thanks!

  • @andrespiemonte4026
    @andrespiemonte4026 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congratulations for you channel, you are an inspiration and an example of creativity and happiness. Thanks for your work

  • @johnnygalaxy9022
    @johnnygalaxy9022 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    GREAT video! Love these fish

  • @gore1
    @gore1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Thanks for making it.

  • @datinyone
    @datinyone 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG Joey you already have fry in there!!! love it!!

  • @Xavier_915
    @Xavier_915 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing Joey!!! Thats what you call an office desk!

  • @Sepiafluxx
    @Sepiafluxx 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    these are freaky! :) seeing their faces poke out of the shells is cute! i admire your dedication to all your tanks, seems like a ton of work. Love seeing your videos!

  • @Zlachry
    @Zlachry 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like this tanganyika aquarium. Awesome like always.

  • @dylpspevtre
    @dylpspevtre 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I kept rewatching last vid these fish are so cool

  • @matarese2868
    @matarese2868 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the fish Joey they look amazing and I've actually never heard of them congrats

  • @cindyluroman7238
    @cindyluroman7238 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love to see update....

  • @arijit276
    @arijit276 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the best shell dwelling cichlid tank i have seen till date.

  • @sevenmile
    @sevenmile 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is cool! Had never considered keeping shell dwellers as an option before.....

  • @angelashley3165
    @angelashley3165 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    These guys look so fun!

  • @eileenbowers6750
    @eileenbowers6750 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi! You've done an exceptional job. I'm getting those.

  • @failboth
    @failboth 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh.. my.. gob! I love these fish!

  • @Sparkyfish35
    @Sparkyfish35 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    hey Joey,
    whatever happened to this tank?

  • @cuby3135
    @cuby3135 7 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I wish you could do videos every other day. Dosent matter what content you upload. It could be vlog maybe updates. But you are the reason im watching youtube. Thanks

  • @fieldfrost4220
    @fieldfrost4220 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    These fishes are so small and cute!

  • @StevoHoppa
    @StevoHoppa 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting! I may have to give these a try sometime

  • @BP-kp8gj
    @BP-kp8gj 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Joey
    Your videos are very interesting. I just like to watch them and put some practices into my very small aquarium hobby. Your videos are highly motivational for fish keepers like me. Thank You Joey for many good information you provide for all levels of fish keepers. Good luck.

  • @reinier7865
    @reinier7865 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you for giving the temp in Celsius almost no one does that and its quite helpfull :D another great vid man

  • @wariomario100
    @wariomario100 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing aquarium once again Joey! I love the African Shell Dwellers and i plan to get some soon for my new 40L tank! Awesome video mate! :)

  • @johnsmith7995
    @johnsmith7995 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    love the new tank

  • @sniffsheee
    @sniffsheee 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for the tips, still living vicariously, but hope to have my own aquarium soon.

  • @lizl2715
    @lizl2715 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am in love with a new fish!

  • @Melleefrase
    @Melleefrase 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really like these fish.

  • @lemaysonya
    @lemaysonya 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG you sold me joey! I have ,any different fish now and I breed axolotl and have 4 types but I have always held off cichlids .... but seeing these amazing fish I am now going to start a new aquarium adventure ☺

  • @ChiYuki44
    @ChiYuki44 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    yesss!!! Shell Dwellers!!

  • @nyinfamous2k2
    @nyinfamous2k2 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    ive been into shell dwellers for the past 10 yrs. they are somewhat unknown in the hobby and hard to find, I love these little guys. my favorite shellies are the Lamprologus ocellatus, they are a little smaller but have the most personality, and cool color variations. I BET that shell dweller cichlid sales go way up now that KODIY did a video on them lol

  • @EndlarStudios
    @EndlarStudios 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got some all about an inch, some smaller (Multis are what I got); can't wait for them to start breeding

  • @yolandadespain2414
    @yolandadespain2414 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow they are so interesting! So happy I subscribed.

  • @AkAbeeli
    @AkAbeeli 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is hands down my favorite tank that you made. Simple and Beautiful! Do you think i would be able to make a nano tank with these? possibly a 10 gallon?

  • @dreamsoap54
    @dreamsoap54 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    They are so cute!

  • @DebTim
    @DebTim 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Joey.. they are a great fit for the office and that tank is made for them lol literally huh? I really like them

  • @cmurder1
    @cmurder1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    They look so good with white sand

  • @blusun2
    @blusun2 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Joey, I saw you at Aquarium Expo yesterday! Great seeing you in person! I think you should do an African Dwarf Frog tank!

  • @andrewbayardo8867
    @andrewbayardo8867 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Joey,
    Thank you for doing you TH-cam videos! I am an aspiring aquarist and even though I am not able to do many of your projects, I certainly have many ideas! I am going to build a fifty gallon acrylic aquarium using your videos and advice and would like to know where you get your acrylic from. Thank you and keep up the great content! 😁

  • @GailitisPrintmaking
    @GailitisPrintmaking 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    fascinating fish

  • @TheFishNerd
    @TheFishNerd 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    And now I'm leaning strongly towards shellies for my next tank.

  • @aloksardar1085
    @aloksardar1085 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    what kind of lighying do you use? looks awesome

  • @pranavprasadpranav647
    @pranavprasadpranav647 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    can u do a flowerhorn tank setup and how to maintain it!!

  • @andersonwitherell5104
    @andersonwitherell5104 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    sweet tank

  • @spaceboyxyz
    @spaceboyxyz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i got the same in one of my tanks. love them so so much. they rebuild the inside of the whole tank on a weekly basis..... :)
    im interested to watch you how you keep up with providing them 4 to 5 shells per fish... :-D

  • @liamobrien4487
    @liamobrien4487 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love having a good mixture of mollies and African cichlids and believe it or not they get along insanely well as long as you get the cichlids at a young age

  • @enyang6583
    @enyang6583 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it

  • @AJK12ap
    @AJK12ap 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was awesome, thank you for the video. This tank set up within the book shelf for these fish is a great idea, I hope you don't mind if I copy this idea in the future. 😊

  • @MrAureliy
    @MrAureliy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks!

  • @JohnJohn-hv4ef
    @JohnJohn-hv4ef 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm in love with this tank. I want to make one just like it. And when I say just like it, I mean EXACTLY like it! Damn it, man, what you do to me! I have to start saving up.

  • @jtsurge
    @jtsurge 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is making me want to get back into African cichlids again! Never had any shell dwellers before.

  • @beth-rg8bm
    @beth-rg8bm 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How is the tank doing now?

  • @EndlarStudios
    @EndlarStudios 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey I love these, know any other good ideas of fish of the same sort of area that could interact?

  • @causeyoproblems.
    @causeyoproblems. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hey joey, where did you get you shell dwellers? I'm setting up a tank and am having trouble finding them.

  • @Elbslayer
    @Elbslayer 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    i do have the n. similis myself together with some n. marunguensis. the only issue with having shell-dwellers alone in a tank, is the upper realm of the tank since they obviously stick most of the time at the bottom.
    the shells i use are collected by myself. in europe there is a bigger snail Helix pomatia which shells are perfect for the n.similis.

  • @rickm2647
    @rickm2647 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool fish!

  • @bubbleshield50
    @bubbleshield50 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Joey, I love the videos and this is the video that got me hooked on shellies. I'm looking at changing my tank from arganite to pure pool filter sand in the upcoming months. How do you keep pH higher without something like arganite to raise it?

  • @lizzyanthus1
    @lizzyanthus1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think these guys are my new favorite fish of yours. I could probably keep a colony of these. My water's Ph is 8.5! It's well water too, and I don't treat it with anything or try to adjust the ph. Thanks for the video, enjoyable and fun as always!

  • @sahildwivedi4802
    @sahildwivedi4802 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hey Joey!
    I love all your videos!
    Can we expect some vids on turtles in the future from you?!
    Have you ever kept one or plan one in future?!

  • @Ryan-cg4sp
    @Ryan-cg4sp 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    great vids

  • @herefishy-fishy-fishyyy5578
    @herefishy-fishy-fishyyy5578 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video can you link the shells you got

  • @navedpatel9718
    @navedpatel9718 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    plzz put everyday vlogs of Ur fishes and Ur activities. it will be to much fun watching it

  • @UNICORNxGUNDAM
    @UNICORNxGUNDAM 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Where did you get them from?

  • @portwolf2293
    @portwolf2293 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm curious if Texas holy rock covered in mini Christmas Moss for background and floating plants like frog bit would work with this species ? and if any tank cleaning crew species can be kept with them ?
    a sand jet return system, would that be a good idea as well to stir up debris for cleaning as well? to avoid vacuuming.

  • @mantis40
    @mantis40 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great idea and interesting fish.
    Is there a type of shrimp which could be stocked with those?

  • @brentond4008
    @brentond4008 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your videos and they really inspire me! I am hoping to get some of these😏

  • @cheadchead126
    @cheadchead126 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love those shells! Where'd you get them I love the variety in them!!

  • @ReportingHackersMW3
    @ReportingHackersMW3 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    PLEASE UPLOAD MORE, your videos is sooo good the only thing i do on a weekly basis is waiting for your video.. :(

    • @eddysanchez4184
      @eddysanchez4184 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here that's what I look forward to every Sunday but again we have to think about how much work joey puts into his videos so he can't just upload videos everyday editing his videos must be like a full time job along with the other builds he must be working on some that we may not even know about