WaterPond
Aug 18th 2007, 08:58 AM
Neolamprologus Multifaciatus
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Fry:
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Common names: Multies, Barred Shell dweller, Multi-Bar Shelldweller
Scientific names: Neolamprologus Multifaciatus, Lamprologus Multifaciatus
Family: Neolamprologus
Origin: Lake Tanganyika
Adult size: Males 1.5" (4cm) Females 1.25" (3cm)
Tank Specs
~ Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallon
~ Water Parameters -pH- 7.1-8.0 (Water Quality is more important than parameters with these fish)
~ Temperature: 75-80F (28C)
~ Special Requirements: To survive this fish need shells with wide openeings and a sandy substrate. Provide three shells per fish.
Suitable Tankmates: Other Neolamprologus Multifaciatus. Species tank is recommended
Minimum Group Size: any, depending on size of tank, a group of four to six can live in a ten gallon
Diet: carnivore- meaty foods
Sexing: males have a bit of a hump on their forhead and grow larger
Breeding and Reproduction: Shell Spawner, will spawn inside their shell.
Breeding: Keep at least a pair (male and female) DUH!, in your tank. Make sure your pH is right, and privide lots of shells. These fish are quite prolific. Fry will hatch and be sighted around the mothers shell. Feed them BBS of preparations specially made for fry. Once they become independant, privide them with their own shell.
Notes: Awsome fish to watch, and great for people who want to keep african cichlids, but have very limited space.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/WaterPond/Neolamprologus_MultifaciatuspicsAUG.jpg
Fry:
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/WaterPond/Neolamprologus_Multifaciatus_Vid.jpg
Common names: Multies, Barred Shell dweller, Multi-Bar Shelldweller
Scientific names: Neolamprologus Multifaciatus, Lamprologus Multifaciatus
Family: Neolamprologus
Origin: Lake Tanganyika
Adult size: Males 1.5" (4cm) Females 1.25" (3cm)
Tank Specs
~ Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallon
~ Water Parameters -pH- 7.1-8.0 (Water Quality is more important than parameters with these fish)
~ Temperature: 75-80F (28C)
~ Special Requirements: To survive this fish need shells with wide openeings and a sandy substrate. Provide three shells per fish.
Suitable Tankmates: Other Neolamprologus Multifaciatus. Species tank is recommended
Minimum Group Size: any, depending on size of tank, a group of four to six can live in a ten gallon
Diet: carnivore- meaty foods
Sexing: males have a bit of a hump on their forhead and grow larger
Breeding and Reproduction: Shell Spawner, will spawn inside their shell.
Breeding: Keep at least a pair (male and female) DUH!, in your tank. Make sure your pH is right, and privide lots of shells. These fish are quite prolific. Fry will hatch and be sighted around the mothers shell. Feed them BBS of preparations specially made for fry. Once they become independant, privide them with their own shell.
Notes: Awsome fish to watch, and great for people who want to keep african cichlids, but have very limited space.