Is this true, are Grammodes prone to bloat?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
JKLarry123

JKLarry123

Banned
Nov 13, 2011
26
0
0
Texas
I heard from a couple members on MFK like "AQUAMONSTER" say Grammodes are susceptible to bloat? Is it true? I am not disagreeing with AQUAMONSTER'S opinion but I want to hear it from more people just to make sure. If they are prone how serious is it to them compared to beani's for example? Thanks MFK....
 
The reason i said it was because a few weeks ago in a beani thread that was closed and removed i got into it with some other members. I had heard because of the members saying they were like the beani when it came to bloat but not as bad. I believe this is because of how skiddish they are when young and could be one of the factors as to why we never see large adult specimans. Is it true im not sure but if someone tellls me a fish species that i have get bloat then i started paying more attention to how i fed them and i cared for thier tank...
 
It seems to me like most if not all Cichlids are susceptible to bloat on the early stages of their lives. I've read the same about Haitiensis, Umbee, festae, beani, istlanum, salvini and many others including rift lake species. If you google the name of any Cichlid species and the word 'bloat', you will most certainly find at least one case where someone lost several individuals to it. I don't think its a disease in itself, but a symptom that could be caused by many things, though not entirely sure which things. The member RD. has given a good explanation on bloat several times on different discussions. I can't remember much but I think he said that bloat is not caused by high protein diets like many people think.

I have never had a fish get bloat. So I don't really know.
 
I've raised and bred Grammodes multiple times over the years and have not experienced them being prone to bloating. In my experience they have been pretty hardy as far as sickness and disease go. However they can be brutal on one another and they are slow growers. So in my opinion that is more of the reason why we dont see large ones in the hobby, people seem to get bored with them and stop giving them the care that they need and end up with bone lone fish lol. Unfortunitly currently I do not have any and havent seen any of late that impress me. It seems that years ago the males had bright red spots that are more brownish now and the humps on their heads are less protruding. Never the less they are 1 of my favorite fish and I have never experienced them being prone to any type of sickness.
 
From all I have read, it doesn't seem like they are more prone than any other typical cichlid. Cichlids in general can get bloat when young and seem to be more resistent once larger, and it seems to be due to water quality, stress, and/or diet.

Hait's and Beani seem to be more prone than others, but I don't think I'd lump Grammodes in there.

Note: I have not kept this specific species before
 
I have kept Grammodes and never experieneced a problem with bloat.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
MonsterFishKeepers.com
Top Bottom