Shell-dwelling Multilined Cichlid Neolamprologus multifasciatus

The Shell-dwelling Multilined Cichlid is one of several "shell dwelling" small cichlids native to the Lake Tanganyika. Like the other species/genera of shell-dwellers, they hide in empty snail shells for protection from predators and also lay their eggs in the shells.

The Multilined are communal nesters, using many empty shells in an area. They are white with black vertical lines. One of the smallest cichlids in the world, they typically reach some 3cm long.