This particular juli has many color variations, all white and black/brown in assorted horizontal/vertical/broken striped patterns. Females get larger than males. Julies require a deep, soft substrate and lots of rocks. They will stay toward the bottom of the aquarium, ususally hovering over their “territory”. Any fish that stays toward the top should be a good tankmate, as well as other Tanganyikans of similar aggression. Julies require a predominantly meaty diet of frozen brine, mysis, or other small items, though a staple flake should be acceptable as a daily diet, as well. Julies are substrate spawners. They form pairs and both will guard the eggs and fry. These pairs are very fragile and often “divorce” quite abruptly and with much quarreling.
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The Ladder Glider Sleeper Goby is white with light blue markings around the face, and a black tip on the dorsal fin. They are sand sifters, so a soft sand or small-grained gravel is preferred. This fish is best known as part of the group of gobies known as sleepergobies. They take mouthfuls of the substrate and sift it out through their gills,searching for food. This can help keep the substrate aerated, and may helpprevent the build-up of organic debris that leads to high nitrate levels, algae,and cyanobacteria (“Red Slime Algae”). They should be kept in a tank withfine, soft substrate that will not damage their gills as they sift. They will eat a variety of frozen foods and possibly flake and pellet. Gobiesprefer a tank with plenty of rocky hiding places. They get along with mosttankmates, but can be aggressive toward other gobies. When startled orthreatened, they have been known to jump out of uncovered aquariums.Always keep the tank covered and provide plenty of hiding places for this fishto retreat to.
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Base color of the Wolf cichlid is gold, and well-kept specimens will take on a beautiful lavender color. They have random black spots all over their body. Juveniles are gold with a black horizontal stripe.Big and mean best describes this cichlid. Dovii are known for their aggression, so tank mates need to compete with their temperament and size. It is recommended that these fish are kept in a large species tank with no tankmates to avoid issues. They will eat anything small enough to fit in their mouth, and will not hesitate to beat more docile tankmates.Feed pellets, frozen foods like silversides and krill, and earthworms on occasion. This fish is a substrate spawner
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Compressed/expandable coconut fiber substrate for all hermit crab enclosures.Increases humidity and allows for natural burrowing.Mix with Hermit Crab Sand or use alone.
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Burrowing Conch snails are excellent sand sifters and detritivores. They will normally bury themselves in the substrate and travel around in the gravel or sand searching for food, aerating the substrate in the process. Used most commonly in reef aquariums, they may also be used in fish only tanks as long as no fish are present that may try to devour them, such as wrasses or triggers. If flipped over in thier shell, they try to flip themselves over and can be quite comical to watch. If the hobbyist notices that they can not turn themselves over, upright them as they will starve if unable to feed.
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