Golden Rams Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 I delivered some fish to a local fish fish store and on my way out I noticed a 3 foot 12 gallon bookcase aquarium. It caught my eye, so I made the purchase. When I got home the Mrs. said "what another one", "what are you going to do with it". Ah, the question you cant answer. I did a little thinking and came up with the idea of the far end of the kitchen table(a very large table). I set it up with water, lights and heater. Most of my tanks are bare bottom. By chance a friend of mine called to chat and I told him about the tank. He said why not give Neolamprogus Multifasciatus a try. He told me the particulars of the species and said he would send me six. I have never keep Africans before so off to the bookcase to find some info. I went and bought some crushed coral, cichlid mix, snail shells(48) and gray rock with white striations( I forgot the name). Set it all up and had the fish sent. What a delightful bunch of characters they are. Never hid, always playing and darting in and out of shells. Now, we sit at the kitchen table just to watch the fish. Better than anything on TV. Give them a try you wont be disappointed. 8 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisher Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I think I’m going to go this way. I have a 45g bow front that has a very large African cichlid that I would like to find a home for and then put them in that tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I like those bookcase aquariums, too. Having fish near (or on!) the dinner table makes it easy to enjoy them. Smart move! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rams Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 Added a pair of baby Zebra Plecos(1") last night. Now I have a new bred of plecos - Shell Dweller Zebra plecos. lol 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rams Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 Well, I have baby multi's now. I haven't enjoyed the actual fish keeping hobby so much in years. Almost as much fun as when my first pair of Convicts bred back in 68. lol 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 @Golden Rams Hypothetically, if I ever had to dwindle down to 1 aquarium, I’d keep Multies. They are extremely entertaining. I kept them years ago in a 75, however currently I have a colony in a 40B. They have a way of keeping your attention that is pretty remarkable. You may have heard @Cory say that watching them transport a Malaysian Trumpet Snail to a different side of the aquarium makes it look like they’re playing the trumpet. I’ve seen it a bunch of times and that’s why it’s called the jazz tank. Love, love, love this species. Good luck to you and enjoy the heck out of them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rams Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 Yes, they are great little bulldozers. I have some baby Gold Mystery Snails in the tank, which they pick up and move away from their homes. Amazingly they never injure the snails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadeam Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Multies are absolutely on my short list of fish to keep. I'm tempted to start in a 10g because that is what I have available, but I imagine a huge colony in a much larger tank would be awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 9:02 AM, meadeam said: Multies are absolutely on my short list of fish to keep. I'm tempted to start in a 10g because that is what I have available, but I imagine a huge colony in a much larger tank would be awesome. Agreed. I think it's so hard to find some of those unique size tanks. 12" tall, and at various lengths. I'd love to randomly find a 30 long or 60L in my local big box store but you're often stuck with 2-3 tank sizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rams Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 The big box stores will get the tanks for you. Or order online for instore pick-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rams Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 Good to report I have baby multi's everywhere. Also, I set-up another Bookcase aquarium with Lamprologus Ocellatus or Golden Ocellatus. Just as comical, love to bury themselves in the sand. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 On 9/17/2022 at 7:33 PM, Golden Rams said: Added a pair of baby Zebra Plecos(1") last night. Now I have a new bred of plecos - Shell Dweller Zebra plecos. lol Might as well throw in a couple of Ingots while you're at it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rams Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 They are about the same price lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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