Restarting Shellies Fever

[whitedash]

Hey bros, always been thinking of keeping shellies but it didn't happen back then. Just got my hands on a multies trio recently and starting to love them. Don't really like planted tanks as it seems like i'm not cut out for it. Haha

Any bros here still into shellies? I'm getting a pair of brevis later!

[RELAX]

Care to share where you got yours?
I just started my tanga tank recently too
at the moment,mostly are compressiceps

[whitedash]

hey, I got it from a bro here. He has quite a few to sell. If you want I can pm you his number. Nice seller! If you have instagram check out #sgfish for pics of my fishes

[ectan]

Originally Posted by whitedash

hey, I got it from a bro here. He has quite a few to sell. If you want I can pm you his number. Nice seller! If you have instagram check out #sgfish for pics of my fishes

Shellies !
1 of my favourite tanga

Not easy to come by nowadays, unfortunately

Very few people know how to appreciate them.....

[whitedash]

Hi ectan.

just bought a 3ft tank with cabinet that was used during aquarama from lesile - aquatic style.

Gonna keep more shellies! Thinking of occies gold which I can find at NKS or melagaris - any idea where I can find them?

I'm thinking of leleupi for top tier swimmer, julies for rock dweller mid tier and shellies for bottom tier. Most likely gonna get a trio each.

Good to go? or any better poison? hehe

Still searching for a canister filter at the moment.
As for lighting, which color will bring out the best of these cuties?

[ectan]

Originally Posted by whitedash

Hi ectan.

just bought a 3ft tank with cabinet that was used during aquarama from lesile - aquatic style.

Gonna keep more shellies! Thinking of occies gold which I can find at NKS or melagaris - any idea where I can find them?

I'm thinking of leleupi for top tier swimmer, julies for rock dweller mid tier and shellies for bottom tier. Most likely gonna get a trio each.

Good to go? or any better poison? hehe

Still searching for a canister filter at the moment.
As for lighting, which color will bring out the best of these cuties?

I wouldn't recommend leleupi though, they are nasty buggers, that's my experience.
Anyhow they are not top swimmers, they are all over the place, & prefer to hang around rocks.

If you want top & open water swimmers, go for the Cyprichromis laptosoma aka the sardines.
For rock dwellers, you can consider the ever popular Altolamprologus comps & calvus.

Lighting wise, go for white with a combination of blue.

I have not seen meleagris in lfs or on order list for a while.
They are getting more difficult to come by now.

regards

[whitedash]

Originally Posted by ectan

I wouldn't recommend leleupi though, they are nasty buggers, that's my experience.
Anyhow they are not top swimmers, they are all over the place, & prefer to hang around rocks.

If you want top & open water swimmers, go for the Cyprichromis laptosoma aka the sardines.
For rock dwellers, you can consider the ever popular Altolamprologus comps & calvus.

Lighting wise, go for white with a combination of blue.

I have not seen meleagris in lfs or on order list for a while.
They are getting more difficult to come by now.

regards

Thanks! Sounds great! Will need to source for the sardines soon! Any light model to recommend? Guess I will stick to ocellatus Gold then

[ectan]

Originally Posted by whitedash

Thanks! Sounds great! Will need to source for the sardines soon! Any light model to recommend? Guess I will stick to ocellatus Gold then

recommend you to try out the LED lighting if can.

I personally like the light rendering colours which bring out the blue & natural colour of Tanga fishes

[whitedash]

Originally Posted by ectan

recommend you to try out the LED lighting if can.

I personally like the light rendering colours which bring out the blue & natural colour of Tanga fishes

Yes exactly, I am more incline to LED. any brand? UP new Z-series Pro LED lighting - this comes with either white or blue. Haven seen a lamp with 2 colors yet other than my fluval edge and lumiq cube

[ectan]

Originally Posted by whitedash

Yes exactly, I am more incline to LED. any brand? UP new Z-series Pro LED lighting - this comes with either white or blue. Haven seen a lamp with 2 colors yet other than my fluval edge and lumiq cube

no particular brand, just take note not too much blue in the lighting.

The one I'm using is the sirius LED lighting from Aquazonic.
The light rendering is good but the power supply sucks big time !
Just go for other brand with 2 stripes of white & 1 stripe blue LEDs, I think should be fine.
Try it out & see for yourself if the colour is ok, & not too blue.