Grammode in a Community CA/SA Tank!

[nuth88]

Has anyone had success with Grammodes in a Community tank? I have a beauty from Darth Odo, he is about 2.5-3" and I have had him with larger cichlids like a pair of cubans (4.5" Male - 3" Female) and Jag (4") a Freddy (4") etc.......he was always hiding, and I would like to put him in a community tank (210 Gallon - 6'x2'x2.5') with 2x Festae (smaller) 1x Trimac (Smaller) and some Male Cons as dithers, problem is the last Grammode I had was smaller then the guys and was bullying a Carpinte 2" bigger and a Uro 2.5" bigger. Thoughts? Experiences?

Thank you for your help...........

 

[JD_MAN]

I had mine in with a FH/Texas, an oscar, demsoni's, a jag, a midas, and some other random fish. The only one that my grammode killed was my 6" jardini.

 

[nuth88]

I had mine in with a FH/Texas, an oscar, demsoni's, a jag, a midas, and some other random fish. The only one that my grammode killed was my 6" jardini.

Is that one of Repair/ammerman/rally's FH/Texas? and where they bigger? did the grammode cause problems?? IE: Tank King??

 

[JD_MAN]

Is that one of Repair/ammerman/rally's FH/Texas? and where they bigger? did the grammode cause problems?? IE: Tank King??

Yeah, it's one of the FH/Tex fry that came from Repair's tank. Eventually the grammode was smaller than them, the midas and the oscar, but it didn't really matter. The grammode still ruled the tank. The only time when he wasn't in control is when the FH/Tex laid some eggs. Other than that the midas and other fish would back down as soon as the grammode got near them. I never witnessed any damage to any other fish.

I eventually got rid of all of the fish in the tank except for the oscar and the grammode, so I could start my dat tank.

 

[nuth88]

Thanks JD_MAN~

how about the size? Im looking at a 210 (6'x24"x31")......Would that be enuff space, I will not crowd like Repairs 265, but there will be some fish in there.....

 

[rallysman]

Repair crowds his 265? I could never tell because the fish got in the way.

 

[nuth88]

Repair crowds his 265? I could never tell because the fish got in the way.

I don't think so!

I just am gonna have a couple less, due to not having a drip system, and filtering the $*%$%^# out of it!

 

[JD_MAN]

Thanks JD_MAN~

how about the size? Im looking at a 210 (6'x24"x31")......Would that be enuff space, I will not crowd like Repairs 265, but there will be some fish in there.....

I would say it's okay. You can always adjust your stock or filtration further down the road.

As far as the grammode goes...mine has been growing rather slow. It takes a while to get them up to a decent size.