Shell Dweller Cichlid Fishroom Tour w/Chris Carpenter

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[@kjaswift]

Brushed over the leloupi like they were nothing. Super cool little fish and rarely seen!

[@jimmygimbal]

Huge fan of Chris. He was our host for the weekend and drove us around. Down to earth fella. Great to see him get recognition!

[@DansFish]

Jimmy, let's start a Chris Carpenter fan club. I'll join!

[@chriscarpenter1249]

Thanks Jimmy! I thought you were an awesome guy! Funny Dan😂

[@swannydeehosinpepper9655]

I love this guy, Chris Carpenter.. I, very much, want to get back into keeping fish after having to take a break for several years and I want Shell Dwellers.. I want to thank "Dans Fish" for making this video.. I'm a carpenter, well I was before I broke my back.. Now I don't know what the hell I am.. But, it's super cool that Chris is into Shellies and that's where I want to break back into keeping fish.. That pun, break back, was totally unintentional.. Thanks so much, to both of you..

[@chriscarpenter1249]

Thanks!

[@DaLump89]

I kept shell dwellers when I was in high school, very interesting fish. Mudskippers are very entertaining as well.

[@kerrypitt9789]

Dan it is such a pain trying to find different Shell Dwellers up here. See now you could fix that by moving to Canada!!! Yep! I'm back! 🤣😂🤣 Love ya my friend!

[@TMAquatics]

Super cool fish room. So many tangs! 👍

[@DansFish]

His collection was great to see...I'm thrilled he shared it with us.

[@SomeJustice19k]

Just found your channel, quality content and your wife has a beautiful singing voice!

[@newmexicoaquatics282]

Great video. Finding lots of your older videos that I somehow missed. Thank you for sharing people and places like this, not that there is anyone else like this! - Little Bobby

[@JoeCoffee9476]

Nearly a year afterwards, and this is still a great tour. So many great shellies that I didn't even know existed. ...but what I really want to know is if Chris now has a 17 year old puffer. So amazing! What a great tour!

[@chriscarpenter1249]

Sadly I had to lay Chewie the puffer to rest a few months back😢

[@Kopi_Lovers]

@@chriscarpenter1249 so sorry to hear this, but you have provided Chewie a very good life

[@singin42fun]

@@chriscarpenter1249 did he make it to 18? I believe your GSP was a world record, I don’t k ow for sure, but I do believe so.

[@catfishcave379]

I've never seen so many shell dwellers - Wow! Great collection.

[@DansFish]

It was a ton of fun to see in person.

[@TheFlores1987]

Nice fishroom! Great collection of shellies. Chris keep up the good work! and thanks Daniel for the tour :)

[@DansFish]

You are welcome...thanks for watching.

[@Joshthereefer]

Amazing tour and fishroom! And best of all, he's bred the holy grail of shellies, Lamprologus Kungweenis!

[@DansFish]

Chris is the man!

[@Wkbrdr]

I have a really nice colony of N. Similis, started with 7 that I got from Chris! 30+ strong now and absolutely amazing! Chris is an awesome guy!

[@DansFish]

Nice! Big shellie colonies are so much fun to watch.

[@chriscarpenter1249]

Love to hear the similis are doing so well for you.

[@carlosnavas7070]

Nice. Any tips on breeding these guys. Have 7 for about a year with no breeding. I may have too many males so I separated some that I think are males. Who does most of the diffing is it the males or females or both? Any advice is greatly appreciated thanks

[@docteurmamba2395]

@@carlosnavas7070 I got 6 similis on a 60x30x30 cm aquarium. I made 3 spots of shells with some stuff in between to pre-form territories. It was about 1-2 years ago, there have been fights among males, one jumped out of the cuve, later another was standing all the time submissively hiding behind the filter, I killed him. For now my colonie looks fine, with a very big dominant male, 5 seems to be females but there may be 1 or 2 little males and 5 babies of different size. They reproduce very often but the population stay at 10-12, I guess the boss may eat the babies, that's ok its a small aquarium 11 or 12 similis is the maximum they want to be. Someday a new male will challenge the boss and be ejected, or the boss may die, ou they may go along, that's the pleasure to be a similis owner, you never knows but it all turns well in the end. My advice : watch them, and if a fish need to go, let him go.

[@carlosnavas7070]

Docteur Mamba thanks for the info

[@singin42fun]

Hey just wanted to comment that my green spotted puffer is 12 years old. Found your video trying to find the oldest one :) Mine also has never had his teeth trimmed. I keep a few nitrate snails in his aquarium, they are large and clean the tank and he does scratch his teeth on them. I feed bloodworms mostly, and shrimp. Congrats man! 16 is crazy!!

[@DansFish]

12 years old...great job!!!!

[@singin42fun]

@@DansFish Chomper my GSP is 16 now!! Is your puff still with you? Mine will be 17 in June 😊

[@samuelcontreras9248]

16 years! Great job man, all your setups show how good you care for your babies.

[@jasonreding6453]

Saw a presentation from Chris about 2 months ago and really inspired me to move more towards the little guys

[@DansFish]

Chris, the shelly dealer :)

[@chriscarpenter1249]

That’s awesome!

[@pavilionend8637]

This channel is so educational. A place to learn.

[@DansFish]

That's the goal. I'm glad it is working for you!

[@dgstanks7447]

Big Shellie fan myself, love the video

[@DansFish]

It was a fun vid to make. Visiting Chris's fishroom is not an experience I am likely to soon forget.

[@PatrickGeneLeBlancHardy]

I can watch this video over & over.. Love Shell Dwellers

[@bananafloat27]

I know this is an old vid but wanted to say Mrs Dans Fish has a beautiful voice!

[@cqfishbrain7437]

"da guy wit dem livebearer fish" lol. love it!!! "That's all I have to say about that"

[@DansFish]

LOL!!!

[@heatherandgertrude]

Grandpa puffer! So cute. 🤗 I love that he looks like one, too.

[@horrorgamer6687]

Great video guys! yes 16 years old is amazing...just goes to show how dedicated to the animals you are..good stuff!

[@DansFish]

If I were a fish, I'd want to be Chris's fish!

[@gmoooooney]

Awesome, thanks for sharing this fish room. :)

[@DansFish]

Glad you liked the vid! Chris did all the work, I just showed up with a camera.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Great nice collection of Tangs! Loved the tour

[@shesellsfish]

Super fish room tour. 👍💕👍

[@DansFish]

His room is amazing. I'm jealous of how nice everything looked. Chris does a great job.

[@matthewmoorecichlids2323]

Pretty awesome seeing this. Love shellies.

[@DansFish]

They are a fantastic group of fish...such neat behavior.

[@jayfuller3709]

Hi! After seeing this video, I set up a Shell Dweller tank. We do have a Menard's here!! It's a 20L with poll filter sane. It now has 7 Multi's in it!! Thanks for this video!!!

[@seanootd3406]

Another great video man i love the caudopunctatus i want them to add to my shell dwellers and that guy is lucky to receive that female ive Never seen it for sell myself

[@DansFish]

Yes, his pair are absolutely stunning...and they were stressed in a bag. I bet they are even better now that they have settled in.

[@seanootd3406]

@@DansFish yeah i couldnt believe it if he gets fry from them i sure would buy them and that one towards the end he was giving away is 1 of the 2 holygrail of shell dwellers that and sumbu and he had both i couldn't believe it It took me 2 years but i finally got sumbu myself

[@medinaaquatics7572]

Great Video as always Dan. Wish you would start carrying Tanganyikan Cichlids so I wouldn’t have to buy from other Sellers. Big Fan of your Page and Quality of your Fish/Packaging. On Point.

[@DansFish]

Thanks, Medina. One day, I may do rift lake cichlids, but it won't be until I can build a seperate facility just for them with the hard water they like.

[@bambookat8796]

Great tour! Love shellies!!

[@DansFish]

Glad you liked it, Bamboo. Thanks.

[@wearefishlover]

Nice video brother

[@DansFish]

Thankeeee

[@msresearchspeaks]

Amazing fish room. Never knew there were so many.

[@DansFish]

Lots of shellies in the world. Chris has several, but there are still a ton more.

[@MobbGuppy]

The Shellies are amazing!

[@DansFish]

Yes. Some of the neatest behavior in the fish world and most stay small enough to live comfortably in the average sized aquarium.

[@caponetone5685]

Hey Dan... Awesome fishroom tour! This guy Chris collection is off the charts! Is there a website? Thanks in advance. Have a great weekend.

[@DansFish]

Howdy Capone. I don't think he has a website. I think he mostly just trades his stuff through fish clubs. IF anyone knows different, please set me straight :)

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

Excellent video bro

[@DansFish]

Thanks, Cooper!

[@Davey333]

Really enjoyed that, thanks

[@shelbycombs4320]

Love this fish room! Also grammatically (at least for US English) it is lyre pronounce similarly to “liar”

[@DansFish]

That's one dishonest, scheming, cheating musical instrument! :)

[@shelbycombs4320]

@@DansFish 😂

[@sharronmiller451]

Beautiful fish. Love shell dwellers!!

[@DansFish]

Chris has amazing fish...one of the cleanest setups I've ever seen.

[@fantasticfishhobby6557]

Beautiful tanks dan,👍👍

[@DansFish]

Yes indeed. Chris does a good job.

[@McShaganpronouncedShaegen]

They were just lamprologus trets when I had minr 30 years ago. My absolute favorite Tangas.

[@DansFish]

Lamp. trets = mini-frontosas

[@PunchiePaints]

fantastic!

[@DansFish]

groovy!

[@PunchiePaints]

@@DansFish bahahahaha

[@sharkbit61]

nice vid. thanks

[@DansFish]

nice comment. thanks :)

[@danielbarbee7712]

Sweet. Love shellies...

[@southfloridaafricancichlid6423]

New sub here, great fish room tour amazing fish

[@DansFish]

Glad you liked it. Welcome aboard!

[@FKJ_WORLD]

nice share brotha

[@DansFish]

Thanks!

[@janinesnyder8250]

Good fish!

[@scottnowosielski8692]

I enjoyed Chris talk about Shelly’s at the MCAS club meeting.

[@DansFish]

I hope to hear it one day. It was great picking his brain about them as we drove around Grand Rapids.

[@reelthing4u]

very nice video dan

[@DansFish]

Thanks Reel. I'm glad you are part of this community.

[@Brantov]

Very interesting video.

[@DansFish]

Brantov, thanks for the nice comment.

[@CaylorsReptilesAquatics]

Nice tanks. Thanks Dan

[@DansFish]

Chris's "messy" tanks are nicer than my "clean" ones!!!

[@victoriaolender6289]

I didn't catch the name of the shellies at 14:00, the pair with the yellow dorsal fins in the bag. Could you please reply with the name? Amazing tour, I definitely want to get into shellies at some point! It's great to see compatibility as well with other fish! Love how much detail you guys went into.

[@DansFish]

Howdy Victoria. They are Lamprologus caudopunctatus : www.google.com/search?q=lamprologus+caudopunctatus&rlz=1C1GTQC_enUS767US767&oq=lamprolo&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0j69i59j0l3.3252j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[@bengalghost5403]

Beautiful fish room. And my wife is giving me grief over three tanks.

[@DansFish]

3x tanks = world peace and happiness!!!

[@js92css]

Ive had shellies on and off for the last 25yrs. My last multies tank(6yrs ago) was my last with pool filter sand. I always wondered if you start with a large amount of hornwort on the surface, would the sand and shells stay pristine and algae free longer, ala prime time aquatics?

[@Saltyboy2001]

Why did they blur the tank towards the end 23:56, anyway I love to see these shell dwellers

[@ritabeitz9598]

Hey, I am new to this shell dweller stuff. Have always had a couple of tanks going. Have one tank with guppies with plants, but am setting up a Cichlid tank and want to breed a pair or two. Have any advice? I have learned a little on the net, but need some coaching. I live in the Seattle area. Do you happen to know who might sell me a pair of multis ? Thanks! Great set ups and such beautiful fish!

[@radiantrosie]

I just moved from GR but not too far away. Is Chris breeding Multis in the West MI area? I'd love to create a shellie tank and found this video in my research to gain knowledge. 😊

[@DansFish]

He and several other great fish breeders regularly attend the local fish club meetings. If you want to learn about fish and have access to neat species, I'd highly recommend attending.

[@kimberleydelage3734]

We got free " guppy frys" so they are in a small aquarium set up as guppies in a heavy planted aquarium. Is it gonna shock them to put them in their type of aquarium now? They look like multies... still not sure. Bought a 10 gallon, setting up a home made for them.

[@drockingfish]

Nice!!! Did he have a webpage and sell his fish online?

[@DansFish]

I don't think so. I think he mainly just trades in is local fish club. (Chris, please correct me if I am wrong!).

[@chriscarpenter1249]

Lately I’ve been donating all the fry I raise to clubs that I present at, or sell locally.

[@misterbgs1]

Shared out on fishtubers notifications

[@DansFish]

Soooo appreciated...thanks, my friend!

[@josejuanrosales3614]

My water is hard I think on the 8.0~ range do you think I should get shell dwellers? I was thinking of setting a South American Community Tank but I think their color shine in soft water which means I would spend a significant amount of time (and money) chasing numbers and would definitely remove the fun in the hobby for me. Quality content here!! 👌

[@DansFish]

Most South and Central American cichlids will thrive in hard/alkaline water. They might not breed well in it, but they will be healthy, happy, and beautiful. However, Rift Lake cichlids, like shell dwellers, LOVE hard/alkaline water and breed in it just fine.

[@dugbuiful]

Coming to grand rapids? Gotta go to yesterdog 🤤

[@arthurg1408]

Just found your channel.beautiful fish.i have a colony of similus.im looking for more multis I have only 8 looking to purchase 10 more.also I have lamprologos checker board tail looking to get 10 more please send me info how can I contact you .

[@swannydeehosinpepper9655]

Hello, I love your video.. Can you Please tell me where I can order some Shellies ?? There is nothing around where I live to get them.. I will wait until Spring so they are not shipped in the Cold.. Thanks for sharing with us...

[@DansFish]

Sure! There are a few available on GetGills.com rignt now. Here's a link: getgills.com/product.search/lamprologus/recent/24/1

[@swannydeehosinpepper9655]

@@DansFish Thank you Very Much for the info on where I can get these fish.. Do you think I should wait until Spring to have any fish shipped ?? I am in Virginia and would want overnight shipping, but this time of the year I'm worried about having them shipped while it's cold.. Your opinion is important and I thank you for sharing your knowledge and videos with all of us out here...

[@rifraf6135]

Where can I find those cool breeder boxes toward the end of the video?

[@JasonsCichlids]

The ones in my fish room are called "Breeding House XL" but I don't think they make them anymore. Fluval also make them called "Hang-On Breeding Box". I think you can get them off Amazon

[@rifraf6135]

@@JasonsCichlids Thanks Jason! Ive been planning what to stock my new 29 Gallon with (30 inches long, 12 inches wide and 18 inches tall). I'd like to have 2 species in there, not two shell dwellers, but maybe a shell dweller species and then a rock dweller for the rock pile, or some other cichlid. What combination do you think would work? I'd like to have some nice color also, or behavior that makes up for it. Thanks!

[@JasonsCichlids]

​@@rifraf6135 Yeah you will be able to have shell dwellers and rock dwellers in a tank that size. If you want colour in your shellies, I'd suggest Lamprologus Ocellatus Gold. Then, if you want colour in your rock dwellers, you could then also get Neolamprologus Leleupi. If you also want something in the mid water then you could get some Leptosoma as well, that would be a very colourful tank AND have lots of interesting behaviour. If you don't want shellies as agro as Ocellatus, you could always try Multies or the more striking Neolamprologus Similis, they may lack colour but are very interesting fish to watch.

[@TheHHHamburger]

I like the broader box. Do you have a link for them. Never seen them before. Very informative, i just started with my first 55 gallon for my Shellies.

[@reelthing4u]

www.amazon.com/s?k=Marina+Hang-On+Breeding+Box&i=pets&ref=nb_sb_noss hope it helps

[@seanootd3406]

Idk if its the same brand but looks like marina hang on breeder box i get mine on Amazon

[@DansFish]

Thanks Reel and Sean!

[@eronacalloway9159]

Pretty fish, aren’t those in the Egyptian Mouthbrooder Family?

[@sbm2651]

What are the fishes at 10:45 and 14:25 Very nice content liked and subscribed greetings from India 🇮🇳🙏

[@katkelley1211]

what was that filter? not sponge?

[@tobaccojohn9664]

Still have multis?

[@PazzahTz9090]

Whoou very nice broo but Welcome to TANZANIA Mr.

[@CrazyAquariumGuy]

16 years is the oldest I have ever heard. And I really love freshwater puffers. And yeah I know technically this one is brackich. But still. 16. Damm.

[@DansFish]

Zack, I can't remember if the water was brackish or not.

[@CrazyAquariumGuy]

@@DansFish Green spotted. Must have been...

[@CrazyAquariumGuy]

@@DansFish By the way Dan. I stole your idea about feeding amazon Puffers oyster shells in repashy. But I said it was your idea. 🙂👌

[@DansFish]

@@CrazyAquariumGuy Take it and run with it, Zack :) I'm not worried about credit. I just want folks to have less problems with overgrown puffer teeth.

[@DEXTER-TV-series]

Unfortunately, nothing about how he maintains the tanks. Many thanks for the video. Very nice tanks.

[@joeyprince2910]

Its Lyre Tail, not Liar Tail. Lol Great video 👍 Fish room tours are my favourite!

[@DansFish]

Lol! If you look through these comments, some tell me "lyre" and some tell me "liar." My poor brain gets confused. Glad you liked the tour!

[@C4rramac]

Just stumbled upon this video. Just wanted to say thanks to Chris as I've now been able to sex my caudopunctatus. Can't find this info anywhere else ! 👍

[@DansFish]

Chris is the man...glad the vid helped!

[@chriscarpenter1249]

Love it!

[@mrfaxxmachine7576]

Been feeling the itch to start a shellie tank...not helping Dan @.@

[@DansFish]

I'm happy to deal that sweet, sweet crack...I mean, FISH!!!

[@smalah100]

I would be happy to find free zucchini on my doorstep. Would turn them into relish!

[@DansFish]

Sounds yummy!

[@smalah100]

@@DansFish It is! Growing my own zucchini to do some homemade relish this fall!

[@maxiculture]

A lyre is an ancient musical instrument pronounced like liar. Why do no Americans know this? The shape of the harp-like thing is relevant to these fish as it is to the Lyrebird of Australia. 😊

[@DansFish]

Oh, I know it is an instrument...I've read a lot of ancient Greek plays. But, I've never actually heard anyone say the word, so I'm not sure how to pronounce it.

[@maxiculture]

@@DansFish I should have said lyre pronounced like tyre....or rhyming with fire... not tear or leer. I could say 25 million Aussies cannot be wrong or more to the point 55 million English cannot be wrong. I have never before encountered this confusion over what I thought was a commonplace biblical word, lyre, except in the US fish hobby as portrayed on uutoob ;) how would you pronounce the word lye (= a caustic solution), I wonder?

[@ricodegallo3060]

👍

[@DansFish]

🕶🎸

[@Lizardlafemme]

It’s pronounced “liar but spelled lyre.

[@johngonzalez7967]

Can you spell out all the names of the fish for me. 🙂

[@DansFish]

For a small fee....

[@IIISWILIII]

I'm not into keeping fish or plants, I'm into pronouncing binomial nomenclature

[@CS-gb1ul]

Dan, shut up and let Chris talk... MY GOSH!!!!

[@DansFish]

Point taken...totally agree

[@summersands8105]

Lyre is pronounced li-er with the "i" being long.

[@DansFish]

Like "liar, liar, pants on fire"???

[@WoTheGreat]

Your wife is talented lmao

[@DansFish]

Indeed...I'm a lucky dude to live in a house full of live music!

[@cathyhendrix7552]

It's lyre pronounced like lier. Hope this helps even though it's been almost a year. LOL

[@DansFish]

Better late than never :)

[@gracebee292]

Lyre rhymes with liar!

[@DansFish]

That, can understand. Thanks!!!

[@gracebee292]

@@DansFish No problem, I'm happy to help. :) It's a beautiful instrument-- but not as beautiful as a lyretail fish, in my opinion!

[@misterbgs1]

First

[@DansFish]

Winner, winner. Fishy dinner!

[@jimmyfall9302]

Instant thumbs down for the ads. Every 3 minutes is ridiculous

[@DansFish]

3 adds spread out over 35 minutes.....seems about right to me.

[@joeyprince2910]

Its Lyre Tail, not Liar Tail. Lol Great video 👍 Fish room tours are my favourite!

[@katebattista7400]

It's pronounced liar.

[@joeyprince2910]

Its Lyre Tail, not Liar Tail. Lol Great video 👍 Fish room tours are my favourite!