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fishguy1978

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If I sit very still some of the dwarves come out of hiding. I think I have seen 5 different ones but not sure. There is a very dark one on the far right side approximately 2.5in. There is a bit smaller one to it's left behind the rocks that show the more typical light blue with bars. There may be one in the rock pile too. There is another on the far left side of the tank towards the front.
The shells I have are very lite and they move as the Malaysian trumpet snails crawl around or under them.
 
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Tropical fish world: "The female will pick out one particular shell to use as her “home” and when ready to spawn, the pair will turn a dark (almost black) color as the male displays himself to the female in front of the female’s shell."
Well, I definitely have 2 males displaying for the females. Both are towards the right side of the tank.
 

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Moved the Sumbu to the upper shelf and added a gold face Calvus to the 100g shelly tank.PXL_20220320_225804075.jpgPXL_20220323_010623980.jpgPXL_20220323_010614970.jpgPXL_20220323_010844470.jpg
 
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Altolamps eat the fry without bothering the adults. Leleupi drag the adults out of the shells to get to the fry. Do this enough and the adults will be dead as well. My experience was in a 72" tank and I knew better, I was told this would happen in advance.
 
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When I brought the first two home the male chased the smaller one into a corner behind the heater. He made sure it stayed there too. Well, by introducing four smaller and rescaping the smaller one has burrowed under a rock. The large male does come around to investigate. The home owner checking the doorstep.PXL_20220406_003515236~2.jpg
 
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I'm not sure who is responsible but the larger ornatus is dead. Fins were all destroyed
 

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I have a 55g that I set up to house a Syn. Angelicus into which I introduced a few multies as dithers. I thought that the syn cat would eat the fry and keep the numbers down. Well, she is not doing her job and the numbers are increasing. Could I add a L. Malawi Dimidiochromis Compressiceps? My LFS has some that are 2-3in knowing that they can attain 12in and buffering my tank for L. T. is the upper end of the ph tollerance.
The thread title caught my eye; I started reading and was looking forward to a nice Synodontis angelicus shot. Now, it's been 50 posts...a year and a half...one dither species, then another to eat that one, then another after that, and then I lost track of the dithers...AND STILL NO DANG ANGELICUS!!!! :)

I want my money back! :)
 
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