Multies (N. multifasciatus)

**JustOneMore20** · 04-16-2008, 03:53 PM

I took some new pics of my shell dwellers (Multies), so here they are:

male

pair

male again

And, what I found today:

A couple fry!!!

And the tank:

I'm adding 6 more Multies to the tank tomorrow.....if all goes as planned.

Good Wolf · 04-16-2008, 04:00 PM

Wow, they are cute little buggers. I never thought about have a shell tank. When you showed me a pic of it before I was like "hmmm that looks cool but where are the fish?"

lmao

**JustOneMore20** · 04-16-2008, 04:16 PM

Haha....yep, they live in shells. And they like to dig in the sand...so no plants in this one.

There are only 2 fish (and 2 fry) in there now, but there will be 6 more *hopefully* after tomorrow.

They are hard to see in the full tank shot, since they are small. The big one is about 2" and the little one is about 1.5".

karazy · 04-16-2008, 04:51 PM

thats so cool. i cant wait to get mine. it'll be cool to see it with more fish

Buggy · 04-16-2008, 09:45 PM

Kristin! Cut it out! This is the third time tonight you make me want to cry with envy! I love little shellies and some day I WILL have them! What size tank is that and how many is good for a 10 gallon (all I have available at this time unfortunately)?

**JustOneMore20** · 04-16-2008, 09:48 PM

Hehe! Sorry Rita! You definitely need some of these buggers.

The tank is a 10g and by Friday I will have 2 adults, 6 juveniles (8 total bigger ones) and atleast 2 fry in the tank.

I'd say around 6 would be fine to start with. They breed readily and don't eat their fry, so the colony grows. I have plans to move mine to atleast a 20 long eventually, but they still have room to grow now. I could always sell the fry when they get big enough and keep the colony down in the 10g....but heck any excuse for another tank is a good one, right?!

I'd say that 12 or so adults, maybe more would live comfortably in a 10g with enough shells. Probably depends on who you ask as to what the max is.

karazy · 04-16-2008, 09:50 PM

also for buggs question id have to say it depends on how many shells you have. i suggest ALOT!

Buggy · 04-16-2008, 10:06 PM

Oh WOW! That awesome! I figured you would say only two or three for a 10 gallon. Twelve is way more then I would want. I'd say 6 is a good number. Now I just have to get the right substrate and shells, get the thing cycling and find the fish (and the money). Thanks guys for the info.

karazy · 07-09-2008, 03:44 PM

Any updates on this?

**JustOneMore20** · 07-09-2008, 06:11 PM

Umm...I've got like 12 fry now (or possibly more). They are gonna move to the 29g eventually, but I'm not in a hurry. I don't have updated pics right now, but might soon.

**Baby_Baby** · 07-09-2008, 06:42 PM

I never saw that tank setup, Kristin! It's so beautiful! The simplicity makes it so stunning :]

Lindsey · 07-09-2008, 06:52 PM

That looks great! Where did you get such beautiful shells?

blcknwitecuban · 07-09-2008, 07:33 PM

i cant wait to get my multies!!! at the most it will take me a month to get some.

**JustOneMore20** · 07-10-2008, 08:25 PM

Thanks Beki!

Lindsey, I got most of them at http://www.cichlidbreeding.com. They are whale's eye shells. I got more whale's eye and some shark's eye (look similar) from an online shell store.

Awesome, Daemon!

blcknwitecuban · 07-10-2008, 09:19 PM

i think im gonna get these
http://www.cichlidbreeding.com/prodd...iashels&cat=10

or thesehttp://www.cichlidbreeding.com/proddetail.php?prod=2shell&cat=10

or these
http://www.cichlidbreeding.com/prodd...ldturbo&cat=10

so many choices.

RNJ_Punk · 08-11-2008, 11:40 PM

Wow! these are great! Werent you on another website Justonemore?

**JustOneMore20** · 08-12-2008, 07:29 PM

Thanks. I'm on several websites actually.

Mal · 08-12-2008, 11:09 PM

So many shells!! xD

Those pictures are great! I can never get good pictures of my fish. :C

04-16-2008, 03:53 PM	#1
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,488	Multies (N. multifasciatus) I took some new pics of my shell dwellers (Multies), so here they are: male pair male again And, what I found today: A couple fry!!! And the tank: I'm adding 6 more Multies to the tank tomorrow.....if all goes as planned. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry Last edited by JustOneMore20; 04-16-2008 at 03:58 PM.

04-16-2008, 04:00 PM	#2
Good Wolf Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wylie, TX Posts: 238	Wow, they are cute little buggers. I never thought about have a shell tank. When you showed me a pic of it before I was like "hmmm that looks cool but where are the fish?" lmao __________________ ~Chris~ *55g planted; 30g planted; 5g planted*

04-16-2008, 04:16 PM	#3
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,488	Haha....yep, they live in shells. And they like to dig in the sand...so no plants in this one. There are only 2 fish (and 2 fry) in there now, but there will be 6 more hopefully after tomorrow. They are hard to see in the full tank shot, since they are small. The big one is about 2" and the little one is about 1.5". __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

04-16-2008, 04:51 PM	#4
karazy bammin like salmon Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 563	thats so cool. i cant wait to get mine. it'll be cool to see it with more fish __________________

04-16-2008, 09:45 PM	#5
Buggy Room Mother Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 700	Kristin! Cut it out! This is the third time tonight you make me want to cry with envy! I love little shellies and some day I WILL have them! What size tank is that and how many is good for a 10 gallon (all I have available at this time unfortunately)? __________________ Fish are people too! My animal family Dixie - Boxer/Lab Peanut -Chihuahua Cali - American Short-hair Cat B.B. - Parakeet Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle Newly Aquired Cosmo - Rescue kitten Loki - White Ferret Odin - Brown Ferret Aquariums 55 gal tropical Fresh Water -14 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids 20 gal tropical Fresh Water - 5 skirt tetras, 8 zebra danios, 2 cherry barbs, 1 glass catfish, 1 rosey minnow, 1 corydora, 1 ghost shrimp.

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04-16-2008, 09:48 PM	#6
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,488	Hehe! Sorry Rita! You definitely need some of these buggers. The tank is a 10g and by Friday I will have 2 adults, 6 juveniles (8 total bigger ones) and atleast 2 fry in the tank. I'd say around 6 would be fine to start with. They breed readily and don't eat their fry, so the colony grows. I have plans to move mine to atleast a 20 long eventually, but they still have room to grow now. I could always sell the fry when they get big enough and keep the colony down in the 10g....but heck any excuse for another tank is a good one, right?! I'd say that 12 or so adults, maybe more would live comfortably in a 10g with enough shells. Probably depends on who you ask as to what the max is. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

04-16-2008, 09:50 PM	#7
karazy bammin like salmon Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 563	also for buggs question id have to say it depends on how many shells you have. i suggest ALOT! __________________

04-16-2008, 10:06 PM	#8
Buggy Room Mother Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 700	Oh WOW! That awesome! I figured you would say only two or three for a 10 gallon. Twelve is way more then I would want. I'd say 6 is a good number. Now I just have to get the right substrate and shells, get the thing cycling and find the fish (and the money). Thanks guys for the info. __________________ Fish are people too! My animal family Dixie - Boxer/Lab Peanut -Chihuahua Cali - American Short-hair Cat B.B. - Parakeet Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle Newly Aquired Cosmo - Rescue kitten Loki - White Ferret Odin - Brown Ferret Aquariums 55 gal tropical Fresh Water -14 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids 20 gal tropical Fresh Water - 5 skirt tetras, 8 zebra danios, 2 cherry barbs, 1 glass catfish, 1 rosey minnow, 1 corydora, 1 ghost shrimp.

07-09-2008, 03:44 PM	#9
karazy bammin like salmon Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 563	Any updates on this? __________________

07-09-2008, 06:11 PM	#10
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,488	Umm...I've got like 12 fry now (or possibly more). They are gonna move to the 29g eventually, but I'm not in a hurry. I don't have updated pics right now, but might soon. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

07-09-2008, 06:42 PM	#11
Baby_Baby Friendly Neighborhood Mod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,602	I never saw that tank setup, Kristin! It's so beautiful! The simplicity makes it so stunning :] __________________ *Emotion is energy in motion.*

07-09-2008, 06:52 PM	#12
Lindsey Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: WA Age: 22 Posts: 43	That looks great! Where did you get such beautiful shells?

07-09-2008, 07:33 PM	#13
blcknwitecuban SuperCowMonkeyShiner Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 472	i cant wait to get my multies!!! at the most it will take me a month to get some. __________________ Yeah there are many fish in the sea.. but i think i'll stick to the lakes and rivers for now.

07-10-2008, 08:25 PM	#14
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,488	Thanks Beki! Lindsey, I got most of them at http://www.cichlidbreeding.com. They are whale's eye shells. I got more whale's eye and some shark's eye (look similar) from an online shell store. Awesome, Daemon! __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

08-11-2008, 11:40 PM	#16
RNJ_Punk Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 16 Posts: 21	Wow! these are great! Werent you on another website Justonemore? __________________ Ryan 55 Gallon Planted Tank 1 Bolivian Ram 1 Rainbow Shark 1 Balloon Molly (female) 1 Creamsicle Molly (female) 1 BN Pleco (male) 1 Honey Gourami 2 Whiptail Cats 1 Dalmation Molly (male) 2 Nanochromis Transvestitus (pair) 4 Angels 2 Blue Gouramis (pair) 3 Albino Cories 3 Bronze Cories 6 Guppies 6 Otttos 14 Panda Cories

07-10-2008, 09:19 PM	#15
blcknwitecuban SuperCowMonkeyShiner Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 472	i think im gonna get these http://www.cichlidbreeding.com/prodd...iashels&cat=10 or thesehttp://www.cichlidbreeding.com/proddetail.php?prod=2shell&cat=10 or these http://www.cichlidbreeding.com/prodd...ldturbo&cat=10 so many choices. __________________ Yeah there are many fish in the sea.. but i think i'll stick to the lakes and rivers for now.

08-12-2008, 07:29 PM	#17
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,488	Thanks. I'm on several websites actually. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

08-12-2008, 11:09 PM	#18
Mal Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wisconsin Age: 14 Posts: 15	So many shells!! xD Those pictures are great! I can never get good pictures of my fish. :C

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