The Jaguar Cichlid
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The Jaguar Cichlid has its origins in Eastern Honduras, Lake Managua, Lake Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The common name ’Jaguar Cichlid’ comes from all the dark spots like on the jaguar cat. In a fish tank, this beautiful fish can grow up to 35 cm and it’s a predator that likes to eat any smaller fish that fits into its mouth. You should keep Jaguar Cichlids with other large cichlids in a tank which length is at least 6 times bigger than its adult size. Of course, if you keep this fish in an aquarium that is smaller, it should grow smaller, but it will be more aggressive. Females aren’t as colorful as males and, if fed well, they’re much plumper.
The Jaguar Cichlid easily adapts to a wide variety of water conditions. Nonetheless, they need clean water, which makes their colours look best. The water pH should vary between 7 and 8 and they also like soft water more than hard. They appreciate a lot of rocks and caves as well as low lighting, so they’ll feel like they are in their natural environment. You have to keep the water temperature about 25 °C (77 °F). 50 gallons per 1 fish is enough.
The Jaguar Cichlid likes live food, beef heart, worms, pellets and small fish. They have a huge appetite and they’ll be eating all the time.
Breeding of Jaguar Cichlids is quite easy, if you give them enough space, caves, hiding places and stable water conditions. Male and female must be at least five inches long. Provide some flat areas for them to spawn on. The female lays about 2500 eggs. Create some extra cover for a female in case she’s not quite as ready as he is. They both care for the eggs and the fry. Parents may move newborns to hide them from you. Start feeding the fry when they start swimming.
Like all large cichlids, Jaguar Cichlids will uproot live and plastic plants in an aquarium. If you want to have any rooted plastic plant in your cichlid tank, glue gravel onto their bases to keep them from floating. If you use dark gravel, it will make your Jaguar cichlids darker. Darker gravels also brings out that purple sheen.
You can find more info about this fish here.
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Phil Inmon on: March 11, 2009, 11:09 am wrote
Jan on: March 12, 2009, 4:56 am wrote
Jaguar cichlids are usually good parents and there's no need to separate the parents from newborns. It's always "usually", so it's not a rule... Especially in aquariums.
justin on: April 3, 2009, 7:12 am wrote
I have bred them a few times. I like to leave some in the tank and take the rest out and put them in a separate tank. Make it a challenge to see who can have the better success rate. Me or the fish. The male will get aggressive to the female so I divide them if he starts beating her up a lot. Feed the babies 3 to 6 times a day or they will take forever to grow big.
Lonnie on: June 10, 2009, 12:55 pm wrote
Am in question about breeding my pair; I have had a male and female for 2 years now. Unfortunately I have only had a 50 gallon tank. I am setting up a 120gal. now and I have never seen the female lay eggs at all, just looking for some advice as to hat I may be able to do or help out the cause, I have been in love with the pair since I got them and have been waiting to get a bigger tank. I have been very successful in breeding other fish in the past, but I am just curious if they have never laid eggs due to the size of the tank since they have never laid eggs before??? Need some good advice, thanks.
Answer by admin: As it's already mentioned on the Jaguar Cichlid's profile page (linked as Jaguar Cichlid), they aren't difficult to breed. The main reasons why fish don't lay eggs are usually these: insufficient space in the aquarium, low/high pH, low KH, inappropriate dGH, bad temperature. I suppose that you maintained the water in good conditions, so the only problem why your fish haven't laid eggs yet is that they felt uncomfortable. I've seen my own fish laying eggs immediately after moving to another bigger tank. Just make sure that feel fine; They shouldn't have problems regarding reproduction.
kevin on: December 29, 2009, 5:27 am wrote
I have a breeding pair of jaguars and was wondering what the eggs should look like? I see the eggs, but can't tell if he did his job.
Answer: The eggs should be of amber colour. Not white.
Michael on: March 7, 2010, 1:19 pm wrote
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