CichInDaMind
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« on: April 14, 2010, 02:56:45 PM » |
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Some pics of my shellies  |
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Lamprologus speciosus, Lamprologus brevis "katabe"
Neolamprologus multifasciatus, Neolamprologus similis
Neolamprologus caudopunctatus
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CichInDaMind
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« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2010, 02:57:53 PM » |
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Neolamprologus multifasciatus, Neolamprologus similis
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« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2010, 03:15:53 PM » |
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those brevis are striking
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Many tanks and many fish but still the same old twisted!
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« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2010, 10:51:57 PM » |
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Thank you! I cant wait till theyre full grown. Im trying to get a pic of my male doing his headstand with fins out, oh the colors! Unfortunately hes the shy one, and while the girls stay put (kinda) for the camera he bolts for his shell often.  |
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« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2010, 11:00:57 PM » |
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that last shot shows one stunning brevis! you have to keep trying for the headstand photo w/ that guy!!! I'll be waiting w/ baited fish breath!
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fish keeper of 32 yrs
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« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2010, 12:16:01 AM » |
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Very nice shellies! It's getting tougher and tougher to find nice shellies now.
Though I thouht katabe were also known as sunspots and yours look more like kigomas. I don't think sunspots the orange spot at the side of their head
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No Shellies ATM..
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« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2010, 02:52:47 AM » |
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Are katabes sunspots? Ive seen sunspots and i dont think these are them. I got them from pet kingdom in san diego and they were specifically "katabe" but there is always the chance they were mislabled. They do all have orange dots on the sides of their heads, is this unique to certain collection points?
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« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2010, 07:43:40 AM » |
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my sunspots only have the slightest indication of stripes, and that gets a bit more pronounced when they spawn
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« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2010, 10:47:38 AM » |
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Hey CichInDaMind Awesome tank.. I love how natural it looks... Lauren |
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Neolamprologus similis, Neolamprologus multifasciatus "mbita"
NON SHELLIES: Paracyprichromis nigripinnis "blue neon", Cyprichromis leptosoma "blue flash"
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« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2010, 07:06:09 PM » |
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Thank you! The multies themselves do most of the decorating, I dont try to stop them anymore. I like it with sand covering everything rather than a sterile look anyhow. (I know theres at least a dozen more shells buried in there somewhere...) |
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