75 gallon Tanganyikan set up

[BluePockets]

It's getting close to the time to add fish and I'm unsure of what would be a good combination. I love she'll dwellers and I do have an open sand bed on one side of the tank and a low rock stack on the other.

If possible I'd like to be able to enjoy a colony tank with other tank mates. I know I can achieve this with shelldwellers. But what makes for good tank mates?


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[pudgeking]

I would recommend some julidochromis, because they are beautiful fish that don't grow very big and aren't excessively aggressive so they probably won't terrorize/eat your shellies. Maybe you could get away with a pair of leleupi's or other small/moderate lamprologines like brichardi. Seeing as there is a fair amount of open space in your setup, I think you should consider adding a group of paracyprichromis to occupy the mid-upper levels. Needless to say, you have a lot of options.

 

[puddle jumper]

I say look into cyprichromis or paracyprichromis as they are mid/top water fish and have nice coloring... You cant go wrong with cyps
Altolamps would be an OK tank mate also

My exp. with Julies and lamps is they all have the attitude of a pitbull ( nice one minute and just mean the next)

 

[BluePockets]

Ive heard mixed feelings on lelupi and shelldwellers together in the same tank. Always wanted to keep calvus, also what about goby cichlids?


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[lorax84]

You could keep a pair of calvus with some shell dwellers. Just make sure you don't use huge shells, if you do the calvus will start taking them over. Goby cichlids come from the surf regions of the lake and tend to do well in a highly oxygenated environment. You would need a setup with high water turn over rate for them to thrive. I have heard they do well in troph set ups.