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im goin to empty out my 10 gallon but can i keep my and cories and SAE

As territorial bottom dwellers, shellies will be happy to attack your cories. The same goes for the SAE, who's really too big in potentia to be kept in a 10 anyway.

-Molly
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seem like im givin the SAE to my brother but the rest im selling
wut kinds of shell i can use?

Three basic choices:

Turbo shells sold for hermit crabs, which are pretty easy to find and a lot of people love using them. Personally I 've found them to be generally expensive and often smaller than my fish like, but YMMV.

Craft store shells - a lot of the chain craft stores sell shell assortments, "pearlized turbos", etc that will work just fine - but they're often small, expensive, or packaged with a million shells that won't work.

Escargot shells - depending on where you live, these may be hard to find, but IME they're the perfect size, attractive, cheap, and my fish prefer them.

Other, uncommon, options:
people on Aquabid do sell Neothauma shells from time to time, but they're VERY expensive and usually only sold in small numbers.
Large empty apple and mystery snail shells will work, if you have a supply.
There are websites that sell shells, like www.shellsaplenty.com

-Molly
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i went to that shell site can brevis cichlids fit in the large mix bag any shell in there?

I'm going to advise against mixing the Cories, SAE and shellies together. I believe the general consensus amongst Tanganyikankeepers/enthusiasts is that they are best kept amongst their endemic counterparts. The Tangs will prefer the ph up around 8.5 ish, which is at least 10 times more alkaline than the cories would prefer. I ask you to consider other fish for this 10gal tank. Do not give up on the shelldweller idea,but consider them for a tank on their own.

Unless I read wrong, he already said he planned to move the cories and SAE out ... but if I'm wrong, a big oops from this corner for not noticing that!

-Molly
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sellin all my fish too my friend 4 his 29 gallon

Tetrafan, could you please spell out to us what exactly you are planning to do. I'm finding it hard to understand your spelling and grammar, so if you couldtell us plainly please.

ok im gettin 3 brevis but do i have to get another one?

3 brevis in a 10gal tank with no other fish right? If you have a 2:1 ratio of gender:gender then I think you may have one fish that will be constantly picked on by the pair. Just get a male and a femal and try to ensure that they are male and female for the best outcome.

I am also considering on a 10g Shell Dweller tank but with a pair of Ocellatus. My primary concern is overpopulation of fries (and subsequetlty, what to do with them).

Last edited by sly at 29-Sep-2004 16:17

Spot on Tom with the pair of Brevis advice, also I wouldn't recommend Ocellatus for a 10g I'm afraid, they are much too feisty and need more space to live together.

yes im sure there female and male