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	Shellies with brichardis?
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	It was suggested to me on the weekend that my somewhat ho-hum 55gal would make a nice place for a small shelly colony and 3 or 4 brichardis. Since I know diddly about this family of fish I thought I'd hand it over to the experts Would you do this? If so, at what stocking level? Also, do brichardi eat plants? Would anubias be safe? I'm a wee bit bored with sand and rocks and filter fittings. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Nov-2007 07:27
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I have Anubias with my N.brichardi & they are growing quite well. I never see them nibbling at it & the leaves aren't bitten. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Nov-2007 16:23
cichlid crazy Hobbyist Posts: 58 Kudos: 37 Registered: 01-Feb-2006	I've never had a problem with either Brichardi or any of our species of shellies eating plants - we usually have Java moss in with the Brichardi as extra hidey space for the fry. When you say you have a 55gal tank this means nothing to me as without the dimensions I can't help advising you on what you could keep in there.
Posted 27-Nov-2007 01:25
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	Its a standard 4' tank, it is just under or just over 55USG, I don't remember which. I think it is approximately 48"x14"x20". I already have 3 (male?) N. multifasciatus in a smaller setup, so however the larger tank is restocked, those 3 would need to be included before other stocking decisions are made. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 27-Nov-2007 04:00
cichlid crazy Hobbyist Posts: 58 Kudos: 37 Registered: 01-Feb-2006	Edited by cichlid crazy OK if it was me and I had a spare 4ft for this I'd get a load more Multies and have a giant stack of shells up 1 end for them and have a big barnacle cluster up the other end for a pair of Brichardi to breed in If you already have 1 type of shelly then I wouldn't advise mixing the species and you should get a few Brichardi and find a pair in the group then get rid of the rest before the pair do.
Posted 28-Nov-2007 21:00


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