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shell dwellers

Started by Thumpya, January 08, 2009, 09:00:25 PM

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Thumpya

January 08, 2009, 09:00:25 PM
Silly question:

"Shell dwellers"  what are they ? lol  hermit crabs?  ???

robt18

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January 08, 2009, 09:42:22 PM
They're cichlids who stay in or near shells most of the time.

Adam

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January 08, 2009, 10:36:00 PM
Tanganyikan cichlids who use shells as homes...they sleep in them, dart into them when they are frightened, breed in them, etc...

Neolamprologous multifasciatus, brevis, occelatus are a few.
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20 Gallon Long Reef: 1 Gramma melacara, 1 Pseudocheilinus hexataenia, 2 Lysmata amboinensis, 2 Lysmata wurdemanni, snails, hermits, crabs, mushrooms, SPS, rare zoanthids, palythoas, ricordea, favites, cloves, acans, candycanes leathers

darrin37

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February 06, 2009, 12:36:02 PM
Hello i mostly keep shell dwellers there a verry unique fish always busy moving sand around any one have any questions about them i would be happy to aswer them for you . I just moved out to ontario and i am looking to set up a new aquariam but i do not know where a good place to go or to look for used stuff.

elk

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February 08, 2009, 09:39:47 PM
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