Shelldwellers

[fishkeeper1]

Anyone here keep shelldwelling cichlids? From lake Tan***ikan. Just checkin

 

[JamesRiggs]

I keep multies, with some callipterus on the way.

 

[addicted2cichlids]

i got a group of 5 lamprologus ocellatus blues.
heres a male colored up trying to attract the female facing the camera and my lemairii in the background...

 

[Fishyfan]

Pair of brevis i no longer have :

 

[gunnerx]

My male Brevis guarding it's shell in the 120 Gallon Tang tank.

 

[addicted2cichlids]

nice fellas! keep those pics coming! its always nice to see
replies with pics

 

[addicted2cichlids]

tanganyikaaa

 

[addicted2cichlids]

My male Brevis guarding it's shell in the 120 Gallon Tang tank.

the dark sand really brings the color out of the brevis! nice!

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

I've had multi. and ocellatus in the past, both easy to breed, but I always found ocellatus to be much more enjoyable to watch going about their business

 

[straitjacketstar]

I currently keep:
Altolamprologus compressiceps "Goldface"
Lamprologus brevis "Sunspot"
Julidochromis dickfeldi
Neolamp. marunguensis
N. helianthus
N. pulcher "Daffodil
Telmatochromis vitattus
Triglachromis otostigma

...some pics

My boyfriend has:
Cyp. leptosoma Utinta
Cyp. sp. Leptosoma Jumbo Kitumba
Cyp. sp. Leptosoma Jumbo Nangu
Cyp. microlepidotus Kigoma
Paracyp. brieni "Primrose"
Lamp. ocellatus Gold
Lamp. ocellatus Isanga (Blue)
Lamp. speciosus
Lamp. ornatipinnis
Lamp. callipterus Kipili
Lamp. caudopunctatus Kachese
Lamp. leloupi
Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri
Gnathochromis permaxillaris
Greenwoodochromis christyi
Haplotaxodon trifasciatus
Callochromis pleurospilus'
Xenotilapia ochrogenys utinta
Cardiopharynx schoutedeni
Grammatotria lemairii

...some pics of his
Cyp. leptosoma utinta

Cyp. jumbo leptosoma Nangu
http://www.shelldwellers.com/index.php/topic,2827.0.html

Cyp. microlepidotus

Haplotaxodon trifasciata

Lamp. caudopunctatus

Lamp leloupi
http://www.shelldwellers.com/index.php/topic,2824.0.html

Lamp. ocellatus

Lamp. speciosus

Lamp. callipterus
http://www.shelldwellers.com/index.php/topic,2832.0.html

Lepidio. boulengeri

Xeno. ochrogenys Utinta

More here:
http://www.shelldwellers.com/index.php/topic,2826.0.html

We've both had many other species in the past.
...yeah, my other half's a bit of a Tang nut.