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I got a little snail shell with the fish, it's small, he can only get halfway in. Hasn't looked at it since I brought him home. I also got two other shells, one's a fake I think, it's got a big opening. The other one's real, been in my family for ages, over 100 years old probably. It's an ocean ...

I've been doing some research on the Lamprologus Ocellatus since I got mine, and I must say, I'm quite intrigued by their personalities. As I mentioned earlier, I think they have the most character of any shell dweller. Very nice fish, indeed. I've noticed that my Lamprologus Ocellatus doesn't ...

Sold to me as a tanganyikan shell dweller, but I'm not entirely sure.
Got 2 pics, he changes color when the lights come on. He's about 2 inches.

I'm pretty new to aquariums, so no idea what this fish is, but it looks really nice. Oh and just a guess, maybe it's always near the heater because it wants warmer water or feels safe there.

Thanks for the confirmation flinta, looks like I've got three females on my hands.

Got them about 3 months ago, 3 of 'em, and the biggest one's over 4 inches now, still no colour though. Reckon I might've just got lucky with 3 females or does it take a bit longer for the colour to kick in?