2006-09-27 11:20:24 · 6 answers · asked by tineo 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Marine cardinal fish, Astrapogon (or Apogonichthys) stellatus of the Caribbean, take shelter in the shells of living conchs.
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2006-09-27 12:52:37 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The small cichlids of Lake Tanganyika in Africa take refuge and do their breeding in the large (1-2") empty snail shells of the lake.
The best known is the neolamprologus multifaciatus. I have a colony of about 35 in one of my tanks right now. Most are babies, there are 5-6 females at any one time with babies. Since they are small, they only produce around 6-10 fry at a time.
The males only go into the shells to spawn with the females, the rest of the time, they are cruising their territory and chasing away other males.
A couple other kinds of shell dwellers are neolamprologus brevis, N. ocellatus and N. similis. They are all great fish to have and watch. I have some of each, but right now only the multis are spawning. The brevis look like they are mature enough now, but they haven't started any families yet.
2006-09-27 22:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a group of small african cichlids, that are classed under shellies, where they breed in the shells
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2006-09-27 18:22:31 · answer #3 · answered by ballerina_kim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shellfish....possibly.....?
2006-09-27 18:26:18 · answer #4 · answered by jerrri 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
scallop
2006-09-27 18:27:31 · answer #5 · answered by JackJester 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
shellfish
2 pts - score!!
2006-09-27 18:37:22 · answer #6 · answered by hello_kitty_2004 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋