Multie Fry! (Shelldwelling cichlids, Neolamprologus multifasciatus)

Multies are shelldwelling cichlids, and quite possibly the smallest cichlid in the world!

I have been keeping multies (Neolamprologus multifasciatus) for a few years, and they bred quite prolifically for a while. They suddenly stopped. I decided to troubleshoot, and now I three pairs of multies with fry again! Shelldwellers are fascinating cichlids whose lives revolve around empty snail shells..they are native to Lake Tanganyika.

[Dakota-udci]

They’re so adorable! They’ll be growing into those shells soon enough!

[jshlyrad]

I woke up this morning to find a few in my tank. I thought I was doing something wrong. Feels good 👍🏾

[Widquatics]

Congrats on the fry Rus! I look forward to seeing them grow up! 👍

[LeonTroutskiunplugged]

Interesting timing, I noticed fry a week or so for the first time in my multi colony. Didn't know that about the neirites. I had put a couple in to knock back an algae issue a while back. I'll have to fish them out. What fun!

[mileymorkie]

Aww cute fry! Funny thing I just got an unexpected delivery of guppy fry today

[limbunuwahang]

Congrats🎉[insert party horn sound for no reason]

[creekpeep]

I saw my first fry in my multifasciatus tank! 🎉 Seems like it took forever but it's only been a little over 4 weeks since I got them. I've only seen one but hoping there are more 😊

[mountainhobbit]

so cool Rus! Nothing like the feeling one gets when fry are seen...I assume there is no concern with the adults eating them?

[the_animal_ark]

Hi. Cute fish. Just got rid of my tank. You can see old vids on my channel. ;) Sad. My Nan now has them. She wonted them and I am moving soon and a tank would be to hard to move so far. So nan has it. Good vid love the content keep going. 😀😅

[SupremeGecko]

Miss keeping these so much! If you keep doing videos on your multis, I might just need a tank of shell dwellers again. Have you considered any of the others- N. brevis, N. ocellatus, N. caudopuntatus? Wally

[salvolondon]

Could they live with livebearers and rasboras and Eleonora the betta ? Or they are incompatible ? I'm not really planning to get new fish but possibly when all my old female guppies will pass away I might think about it . Would they be aggressive toward Eleonora ? And the espei rasboras ?

[Elaine_P_Smith]

Congratulations on the fry. Glad to see them, but didn't expect them to be small.
Sorry that "Congratulations" doesn't send up balloons and streamers.

[ontarioaquatics]

Just had my first spawn see at least 20! What should I feed them and should I do water changes I don’t want to throw off anything and kill them

[raychill]

I'm going to be getting them, Why do the shells turn green? Do you just replace or can you clean them? What tank mates are possible?Thx

[snoozy]

any chance to tell me to what to feed my fry AS SOON as they hatch? Do i have to do anything??

[lifewithpugwinkle]

What size tank is that and how many pairs do you have in it?

[liamodonohoe]

My multies aren't breeding could it be because of ramshorn snails

[sharronmiller]

I want multis! How do you clean their tank?

[the_animal_ark]

Also y don’t u ask for subs. And like on the vid. U have lots of viewers and a like would help other find the vid ;).