Darnell Epps - 2011-07-05 Is it ok to leave the lights on in my tank at night? My jaguar cichlids are spawning and right now theyre protecting thier fish but I cant take all my other fish out the tank without making a mess.
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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-06 No. Fish need a natural rhythm of day and night just as if they were in a lake or ocean. By leaving the light on 24/7 you will also produce a whole lot of alge as well. I think I am missing something. What does the light have to do with the spawning? Can you divide the tank somehow? You need a grow out tank for the babies as they will appear to be food to the other fish. Another idea http://www.gcca.net/howto/hatch_substrate_spawners.htm this link will take you to how to artifically move the eggs to a hatch tank. Good luck.
John - 2010-04-17 My Jag is a sissy. It is in the tank with a green sunfish and pleco and the sunfish bosses it around like crazy. It is a pig and will eat as much as it can. Bought it because it will end up looking good and I wanted something that could stand up to my green spotted sunfish.
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Rick - 2011-01-13 Some are like that, I have 3 pairs of Jags (12" to 16") and if I put a sunfish in with any of them it would be gone in 3 mins..........
Brent - 2011-01-14 I agree with you. It is strange a Jaguar Cichlid can not take the Green Sunfish? I had read about a Green Sunfish beating a Jack Dempsey in a fight when the Jack Dempsey cichlidae should win!
Kurtis Fallowfield - 2010-08-07 How are you able to tell a male jaguar cichlid from a female while they are at a young age mayby around 2 to 3 inch's?
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Weston - 2010-09-07 The male tends to start developing spots on him and the female very little or none, the dark stripes are very well defined by now and if the same age the male is still bigger, my first set of jags thats how I chose them, and they are a breeding pair now only 6 inches now, I got them at the same age as you.
kevin j. - 2008-08-29 I have two, a male and a female, and I love them. They are a forced pair but I DO NOT recommend that. They also share their tank with a salvini, a red devil, and a convict. Needless to say a large tank is not an option here, it is a must. They all need to have their space, that is the key to keeping these guys happy. They are hardy eaters and not too picky. Plenty of hiding places and sight breaks and good filtration will ensure success if keeping a community tank of similar species. Add them all together and let them grow together. And keep your hands out when they spawn or you will get bitten. :)
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shaun riches - 2010-05-31 I have a female jag at about three inches but a friend of mine gave me his male which is about 4 to 5 inches they are in a three foot tank which I think is just a bit too small but ever since they met it has been non stop fighting she has spawned twice but the male will just pop over to her side of the tank and eat them while the female is biting him very violent ripping chunks of scales and meat off the male but he doesn't seem to care all he cares for is eating the eggs will they ever get on or will they just kill each other I know I need a bigger tank I have my eye on a 6ft by 2ft tank would this help at all.
Kym - 2010-05-08 I've been looking online and found some photos of juvenile wolf cichlids and jags, and they look identical. I'm slightly concerned cos if my 5 inch jag is actually a 5 inch wolf, things are likely to get pretty ugly in my tank. Does anyone have a definitive guide for telling the fry of these species apart?
zach - 2010-04-16 I was given my girl about a year ago, she is 5 or 6 inches long in a tank with a 9 inch jack dempsey..... I did not know she was going to be this large, but they seem to do fine so i decided to get a female jack to go with my male. my jag had to be separated from the dempseys so i put up a separator in the tank and she is now laying eggs all by herself..... the male jack is being very difficult and wants to be with her they did grow up together but will they mate and will that be ok ?
Loren - 2009-08-17 I recently purchased one of these terrors of the tank. When I got him he seemed really calm cool and collected... All that changed once he decided that this WHOLE tank was his. It's pretty fun to see him and my 2 cory cats go at it for a few minutes out of the day. Now he has the cory cats swim behind him at ALL TIMES like as if to say, "these are mine and I own them." But they are truly great fish and I can't wait to save up and get my 80 gallon tank for him to terrorize soon. Oh...and when cleaning the tank make sure to stay out of the way...cuz he already tried to take a finger and he is only 1 1/2 inches... LATER.
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zach - 2010-02-25 This is a little late, but in reference to the cory cats: You don't want them in the same tank with the jag, as they pose a threat to him if he swallows them. If he can at all fit them in his mouth, he probably will. My male jag attempted to swallow a cory and after 2 days of swimming around with it halfway into his mouth, I had to cut it out with a pair of surgical scissors, or he would've starved from the blockage....The cory's barbs will pierce the sides of the jags mouth, and become lodged. My jags now have 0 tankmates.
jeff - 2010-02-28 Good morning. I have a jaguar fish that is about 7 inches in a 125 gal. tank with a iridescent shark that is 14 inches. That jag shoves that big fish around so I slap him around with the scrubber and we fight, lol. Jeff
michelle - 2010-03-13 I had a jaguar that recently died, he was 13 inches long and was the sole inhabitor of a 60 gallon tank. On many occasions my husband would reach into the tank to move an ornamental piece around and he would draw blood if he was able to get part of your hand or fingers in his mouth. They are truly the most beautiful fish we have ever owned and we were heartbroken after having this fish for 5 years watching it grow from an 1 1/2 to 13 inches.
Captain Kirk - 2009-03-18 I have a pair of these great fish. They remind me of Croppie, for those of you who fish. They are pretty regular with laying eggs, for a while they were doing it every month. The male is huge and yes I am scared of him sometimes. These are tank commander type fish. I can't even keep catfish or apple snails with them. This means cleaning the tank often. They are very hardy and eat a little bit of everthing. Once after all the fry from one of their spawnings had died off I took the opportunity to clean the tank. I took everything out, poured boiling water (in a bucket) over the gravel, scrubbed everything. Set up the rocks and poured in new water, a little cold so I waited for the heater to bring up the temperature. Then I noticed a little fry swimming around. The tank was empty! All but dry, I wiped down all the glass with paper towels. I was dumbfounded how this little guy survived.
Craig - 2008-03-23 Hello there. Truly beautiful fish that if interacted with from a young age will become very owner responsive. With regards to keeping alongside other fish, two words - temper and fangs!
The Jaguar Cichlid is known for becoming more and more beautiful as it ages!
Is it ok to leave the lights on in my tank at night? My jaguar cichlids are spawning and right now theyre protecting thier fish but I cant take all my other fish out the tank without making a mess.
No. Fish need a natural rhythm of day and night just as if they were in a lake or ocean. By leaving the light on 24/7 you will also produce a whole lot of alge as well. I think I am missing something. What does the light have to do with the spawning? Can you divide the tank somehow? You need a grow out tank for the babies as they will appear to be food to the other fish. Another idea http://www.gcca.net/howto/hatch_substrate_spawners.htm
this link will take you to how to artifically move the eggs to a hatch tank. Good luck.
My Jag is a sissy. It is in the tank with a green sunfish and pleco and the sunfish bosses it around like crazy. It is a pig and will eat as much as it can. Bought it because it will end up looking good and I wanted something that could stand up to my green spotted sunfish.
Some are like that, I have 3 pairs of Jags (12" to 16") and if I put a sunfish in with any of them it would be gone in 3 mins..........
I agree with you. It is strange a Jaguar Cichlid can not take the Green Sunfish? I had read about a Green Sunfish beating a Jack Dempsey in a fight when the Jack Dempsey cichlidae should win!
How are you able to tell a male jaguar cichlid from a female while they are at a young age mayby around 2 to 3 inch's?
The male tends to start developing spots on him and the female very little or none, the dark stripes are very well defined by now and if the same age the male is still bigger, my first set of jags thats how I chose them, and they are a breeding pair now only 6 inches now, I got them at the same age as you.
I have two, a male and a female, and I love them. They are a forced pair but I DO NOT recommend that. They also share their tank with a salvini, a red devil, and a convict. Needless to say a large tank is not an option here, it is a must. They all need to have their space, that is the key to keeping these guys happy. They are hardy eaters and not too picky. Plenty of hiding places and sight breaks and good filtration will ensure success if keeping a community tank of similar species. Add them all together and let them grow together. And keep your hands out when they spawn or you will get bitten. :)
I have a female jag at about three inches but a friend of mine gave me his male which is about 4 to 5 inches they are in a three foot tank which I think is just a bit too small but ever since they met it has been non stop fighting she has spawned twice but the male will just pop over to her side of the tank and eat them while the female is biting him very violent ripping chunks of scales and meat off the male but he doesn't seem to care all he cares for is eating the eggs will they ever get on or will they just kill each other I know I need a bigger tank I have my eye on a 6ft by 2ft tank would this help at all.
I've been looking online and found some photos of juvenile wolf cichlids and jags, and they look identical. I'm slightly concerned cos if my 5 inch jag is actually a 5 inch wolf, things are likely to get pretty ugly in my tank. Does anyone have a definitive guide for telling the fry of these species apart?
I was given my girl about a year ago, she is 5 or 6 inches long in a tank with a 9 inch jack dempsey..... I did not know she was going to be this large, but they seem to do fine so i decided to get a female jack to go with my male. my jag had to be separated from the dempseys so i put up a separator in the tank and she is now laying eggs all by herself..... the male jack is being very difficult and wants to be with her they did grow up together but will they mate and will that be ok ?
I recently purchased one of these terrors of the tank. When I got him he seemed really calm cool and collected... All that changed once he decided that this WHOLE tank was his. It's pretty fun to see him and my 2 cory cats go at it for a few minutes out of the day. Now he has the cory cats swim behind him at ALL TIMES like as if to say, "these are mine and I own them." But they are truly great fish and I can't wait to save up and get my 80 gallon tank for him to terrorize soon. Oh...and when cleaning the tank make sure to stay out of the way...cuz he already tried to take a finger and he is only 1 1/2 inches... LATER.
This is a little late, but in reference to the cory cats: You don't want them in the same tank with the jag, as they pose a threat to him if he swallows them. If he can at all fit them in his mouth, he probably will. My male jag attempted to swallow a cory and after 2 days of swimming around with it halfway into his mouth, I had to cut it out with a pair of surgical scissors, or he would've starved from the blockage....The cory's barbs will pierce the sides of the jags mouth, and become lodged. My jags now have 0 tankmates.
Good morning. I have a jaguar fish that is about 7 inches in a 125 gal. tank with a iridescent shark that is 14 inches. That jag shoves that big fish around so I slap him around with the scrubber and we fight, lol. Jeff
I had a jaguar that recently died, he was 13 inches long and was the sole inhabitor of a 60 gallon tank. On many occasions my husband would reach into the tank to move an ornamental piece around and he would draw blood if he was able to get part of your hand or fingers in his mouth. They are truly the most beautiful fish we have ever owned and we were heartbroken after having this fish for 5 years watching it grow from an 1 1/2 to 13 inches.
I bought a jag about 3 months ago for
I have a pair of these great fish. They remind me of Croppie, for those of you who fish. They are pretty regular with laying eggs, for a while they were doing it every month. The male is huge and yes I am scared of him sometimes. These are tank commander type fish. I can't even keep catfish or apple snails with them. This means cleaning the tank often. They are very hardy and eat a little bit of everthing.
Once after all the fry from one of their spawnings had died off I took the opportunity to clean the tank. I took everything out, poured boiling water (in a bucket) over the gravel, scrubbed everything. Set up the rocks and poured in new water, a little cold so I waited for the heater to bring up the temperature. Then I noticed a little fry swimming around. The tank was empty! All but dry, I wiped down all the glass with paper towels. I was dumbfounded how this little guy survived.
Hello there. Truly beautiful fish that if interacted with from a young age will become very owner responsive. With regards to keeping alongside other fish, two words - temper and fangs!