Gold Ocellatus Shell-Dwelling Cichlid

Please check the delivery dates below before placing your order.

Overview

Everything you need to know about Gold Ocellatus Shell-Dwelling Cichlids, at a glance:

• Common Names: Ocellatus Shelldweller, Gold Ocellatus
• Scientific Name: Lamprologus ocellatus
• Max Size: ~6cm
• Temperature Range: 23-25°C
• pH Range: 8-9, hard/alkaline conditions are essential
• Compatibility: Aggressive, best kept in large, mixed groups in species-only aquariums; can be kept alongside other Tanganyikan Cichlids with caution
• Plant Safe: Yes, but only varieties that are suitable for hard water aquariums
• Area Of Origin: Lake Tanganyika, East Africa
• Suitable Foods: Offer variety of cichlid-specific pellets, as well as occasional live/frozen foods such as white mosquito larvae, bloodworms, and brineshrimp
• Special Requirements: Keep in large, mixed groups to reduce aggression, use coral sand or aragonite as substrate to naturally increase pH levels and water hardness, provide lots of hiding places primarily in the form shells, ensure aquarium is well-oxygenated and equipped with a powerful filtration system, use a soft, sandy substrate that allows them to dig and scape around their shells

How is this Gold Ocellatus Shell-Dwelling Cichlid delivered?

All of our aquatic animals are dispatched from our livestock distributor and delivered directly to your door. Our distributor dispatches and delivers livestock packages on Wednesday and Thursday to avoid animals being in transit over the weekend.

After placing your livestock order, you will receive all the information needed to track your livestock order via email. If you have any problems regarding delivery, or concerns about the health/wellbeing of your animal(s) upon arrival, please contact us, Swell UK Ltd, immediately, or at least within 48 hours of receiving your livestock order.

Any other, non-livestock items that you purchase alongside livestock will be sent via standard or express delivery and arrive at your delivery address in a different package. This means that, depending on when you place your order, you may receive your non-livestock items before or after your livestock package.

For a detailed breakdown of when you can expect to receive your livestock package depending on the day you place your order, be sure to check the delivery details in the specifications below.

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Please note: The livestock that is sold on our online site is not held in store at our Swell shop, or available for collection from the shop. Species sold at our Swell store will differ from ones available to order to your door.

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