Tanganyikan Shell-Dwellers

Hi there,

I'm having a little trouble finding some shell-dwellers which have caught my interest.
Hoping somebody can help me out.

Lamprologus Caudopunctatus
Lamprologus similis
Neolamprologus multifasciatus

Will purchase 6 of each in order to form pairs or in case of the multies, a colony.
Also willing to purchase know pairs.

Leads welcome but I hope to hear from the people with the fish.
Thanks in advance.

 

Neolamprologus spp. . . .not Lamprologus . .

 

heheh, thanks again.

 

Shellies and shells

Hi all, I thought that I would bump this thread instead of creating a new one.
I am looking for either Stappersii or Brevis plus around 15 shells for a 2 foot tank that I have set up while I work on a DIY background for a 3 foot that will be a shellie community tank.
Thanks
Andrew

 

Stappersii :smile1: I would gladly setup a new tank if I could find a decent source for them

 

Ja, they are stunning little fish, the shellie bug has bitten me badly, now if I could only find some.

 

Good luck, been looking for well over 2 years. Even tried the importing route

 

Okay, so it seems like I'm looking for hen's teeth here. Is there ANYONE on here that is keeping/breeding any species of shellies that would be willing to part with a few? I'm happy to drive +-600km return trip to collect or pay whatever shipping fees.

 

Hi Andrew,

There are some shell dwellers around but I don't remember hearing of any Stappersi or Brevis but I believe the Brevis aren't too hard to find. Do a Google search for "neolamprologus brevis for sale" or "n brevis for sale" and ask Mr Google for pages from South Africa. You might have some success contacting the people who have the fish and either obtaining fry or getting hold of their contact.

Best of luck, will keep an eye out.
Cheers!

 

There are a few Brevis around.

 

Thanks guys. I phoned a whole lot of LFS today and got the same answer from all of them "haven't seen them on the list for a few years", I will keep trying.

 

So i just double checked... There're folk in th E.C. with brevis (@jedigenie?) where from? also @10i is setting up a tank to accom. shellies, so do you guys have a source that you can share? me... I want multis! but not quite yet! Good luck @schloshd1, hope you find some soon!

 

i am hoping to get shellies from herve on the forum. he is from despatch. i have checked with lots of pet shops, no leads there.

 

Herve have some and there is a girl in JHB that have some multis and seems like a few male brevis that might be able to swop a few males for a female.