C. grammodes - new to CA
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Wow these are gorgeous.. Never seen their colours like that before... Might have to start keeping them. I hear they're not a very large species.
Beautiful pair! I've got a group of 4 between 2-3" (1m 3f) and I really hope if mine pair up they look half as good as yours!
I picked up a group of 6 two inch juvies at an American Cichlid Assn convention a few years back, and grew them out in a 75 gal. A pair formed and they killed the others.
The pair spawned a number of times before the male killed the female, in hind sight I should have moved them to a larger tank. Even though they grew slowly and are not as massive as cichlids of the genus Parachromis, they are quite territorial, and don't play well with other cichlids unless in a very large tank.
The pair spawned a number of times before the male killed the female, in hind sight I should have moved them to a larger tank. Even though they grew slowly and are not as massive as cichlids of the genus Parachromis, they are quite territorial, and don't play well with other cichlids unless in a very large tank.
Thanks guys.
It seems not to have been a good a idea to move the pair shortly after spwaning. The male is chasing her from time to time. She still looks ok but i will keep an eye on that.
It seems not to have been a good a idea to move the pair shortly after spwaning. The male is chasing her from time to time. She still looks ok but i will keep an eye on that.
The male unfortunately startet eating the A. mexicanus.
At least the extra portion of food seems to make him grow thicker.
At least the extra portion of food seems to make him grow thicker.
He looks great. How are the hrp handling it? I'd set a 20 long aside for them if you haven't already.
Thanks.
I have an empty Tank and some other tanks with smaler fish where i could put them.
But at the moment i does not look like its necessary. Its more the other way round. The HRP are trying to breed and were beating the grammodes female a lot. For a few days i was worried she might not get enough food. The HRP male ist beating its own female too. So its good that he now finds some distraction in the grammode male.
The grammodes male is very soft with the HRP. They try to get him away from their coconut. An he just stands in front of them and shows of a little. But no biting.
Grammodes standing in front of the HRPs coconut (right corner)
I have an empty Tank and some other tanks with smaler fish where i could put them.
But at the moment i does not look like its necessary. Its more the other way round. The HRP are trying to breed and were beating the grammodes female a lot. For a few days i was worried she might not get enough food. The HRP male ist beating its own female too. So its good that he now finds some distraction in the grammode male.
The grammodes male is very soft with the HRP. They try to get him away from their coconut. An he just stands in front of them and shows of a little. But no biting.
Grammodes standing in front of the HRPs coconut (right corner)
