Need some help

[Dreamsofpeace54]

Today at the tfp meet i picked up 4 Neolamprologus brevus. These little guys are teeny tiny, so ill post pics later, but im looking for some good tank mates once they get bigger. The tank is a 28 gallon bowfront, (24"x12"ish foot print) with a fluval 205, lots of lava rock caves, shells, and plenty of room to swim.

Only other tankmates are a small clown pleco.

So help!?!! whats some other good take mates, preferrably tanganikans even though the pleco isnt. Also maybe something yellow. Julidochromis Transcriptus has already been shot down.

 

[mike dunagan]

Y? Other shellies are nice but the foot print is not really big. I have

'Lamprologus' multifasciatus
Altolamprologus sp. "Compressiceps Shell"
'Lamprologus' caudopunctatus brevis

that is what I have with my

 

[Dreamsofpeace54]

that was the whole reason for going shellies in the first place, not a real big tank, and its my girlfriends tank and shes loves african cichlids, but loves the color yellow.

i thought it was best not to mix shelldweller species?

 

[JamesRiggs]

Is your m/f ration 1/3 on the brevus? Why not just get some more brevus? A species only tank would be wonderful! Maybe some other julidochromis would be nice. I would stay away from brichardi as they may cause problems for the shellies.

 

[addicted2cichlids]

just make it a species tank or add other shellies.

 

[Sic_Maggot13]

just make it a species tank or add other shellies.

x2 i hope to make one eventually, those things are so cute haha

 

[Dreamsofpeace54]

no sure on the m/f ratio i got 4, hoping for atleast one pair, there like 1/2" well see how it goes later.

 

[JamesRiggs]

I would look into getting some more brevus. I think the species only tank would be great!

 

[TheFanatic]

Species only tank and try to find some more from a different breeder so that you don't inbreed them. Or at least try to keep them from inbreeding....