Chiapaheros grammodes
- Thread starter Justin Holland
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In nature they share habitat with Vieja harwegii, and breidhori, and live bearers preying on the young Vieja. and live bearer fry.
I acquired a half dozen juvies from an American Cichlid Assn auction, and housed them with mollies in a 6 ft tank.
As they grew, they ate all the mollies, and then proceeded to kill each other off.
I was left with a pair, that spawned 3 times over the next couple years. Great fish to keep but very shy, so do a lot of hiding except when guarding fry.
In a 6 ft tank, they objected to the addition of any other cichlid, by quickly killing it.
In a 300+ gallon tank, they might accept others.
male
female
female with eggs
pair when young
I acquired a half dozen juvies from an American Cichlid Assn auction, and housed them with mollies in a 6 ft tank.
As they grew, they ate all the mollies, and then proceeded to kill each other off.
I was left with a pair, that spawned 3 times over the next couple years. Great fish to keep but very shy, so do a lot of hiding except when guarding fry.
In a 6 ft tank, they objected to the addition of any other cichlid, by quickly killing it.
In a 300+ gallon tank, they might accept others.
male
female
female with eggs
pair when young
Agreed. My grammodes were very shy and would not tolerate tankmates. My male was the most aggressive species I’ve ever owned. While some may enjoy them, their shy nature and temperament were a turn off.
Nasty! Mine killed eachoter and they tried to kill other cichlids before i seperated them
My big Male Grammodes about 8 inch and not very shy at all. 
Very nice male ?I will say that to my understanding, they go through a phase of shyness.
Mine were always outgoing when smaller, then at about the 4 inch mark, they would be very shy, especially the males.
Once they hit 6+ inch, they tend to become a lot bolder.
You know people always say salvini are shy too, but I have yet to own one that hides. Think the reason is tank size and tankmates. I think as they grow they gain confidence too.
