My prob with Grammodes is their slow growth. My 1st one was almost a yr old and about 4" when Katrina hit, bought @ 1". Next one just didnt keep up with everyone else and got bullied to death.
I'm tempted to try again as a shop has some in. I want to get a nice sized one too...
30g isnt good for 8 together but the last 2 should be good.
I fed guppies, rosies, shrimps (live/raw), frozen anything and Spectrum TherA pellets.
The last two are still with me and I'm hoping they'll pull through. Main diet is NLS 1mm and 3 mm cichlasoma formula pellets (34% and 38% protein) and NLS flakes(49% protein I believe). Several times a week they get treated to bloodworms or brine/mysis shrimp.
I do a 10 gallon water change twice a week. Filtration is a Marineland Emperor280 biofilter and a Marineland powerhead/spongefilter for some added water current.
The last time I tried Grammodes, they grew sooo slow it was like the space time continuum had stopped. hahahahha
I feed my baby grammodes nothing but high protein stuff with no trouble. I have raised a few to about 2-3 inches but now I'm in it for the duration. I have 10 I'm raising now and they seem to be growing. I have them in a 55 gallon tank and I do two, 50% water changes each week.