my foot long jaguar cichlid

[reptileguy2727]

here he is
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/reptileguy2727/IMGP0523.jpg

[rallysman]

Awesome fish, but it kinda looks like a female I could be wrong though....WELCOME TO MFK>
Good to see another monster jag keeper!

[reptileguy2727]

i posted on another forum site and they couldnt decide on sex either. i call it a him. from what i read it is a male except for the larger lateral spots. if he would lose those i would know. how big is yours. i saw one at the DC aquarium, every bit of 18" if not more.

[rallysman]

Mine is 12+" and we know its a male.(pretty damn sure anyway)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/jag2.JPG
If you notice, the head shape is different, fins are slightly different...and as you mentioned the lateral line of "Spots"

[reptileguy2727]

how long did it take yours to get that big? mine took a couple years to get to 10" and then added about 2" within a month or two after adding more types of pellets. i know feed tetra jumbo min, tetra cichlid sticks, tetra color sticks, hikari gold large, and hiukari biogold medium. i tried frozen beefheart by pro pops but he grabs them , then spits them out and doesnt touch them. it said you can feed frozen, but im going to try and thaw them out first (as it also says), if that doesnt work my albino bichirs are loving them so it wont be a waste.

[rallysman]

I got mine that big for an awesome trade, so i dont know how long it took.....thaw the beefheart and he will probably love it, mine does! lol

[reptileguy2727]

thats what i figured. how bad is yours? mine has drawn blood on me twice (100% of the times hes bit me) and he flares up at me if he even sees me in the room. what size tank is yours in? filtration? any tankmates? just want some good info from as many experienced people as i can.

[rallysman]

Mine is really pretty laid back and does well with a few tank mates (he is in a 300) Here are some pix of the filter and tankmates.
http://www.brokensmile.org/tank.jpg
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/300wetdry2.PNG

[DeLgAdO]

WOW

now THAT is an awsome full tank shot :drool:

[reptileguy2727]

what kind of catfish is that? is it albino or leucistic?

[reptileguy2727]

oh, and BEAUTIFUL tank.

[rallysman]

Thank you! its an albino channel cat.

[reptileguy2727]

really?! i would have though it would be too hot for him. i was expecting some sort of scientific name for a harder to find cat. what temp is the tank at? what all do you feed?

[rallysman]

Its at about 79 degrees. I feed shrimp, shrimp pellets, beefheart, hakari cichlid pellets, krill, plankton, occasionally feeders, and some other random stuff that im sure im forgetting.

[piscavore pisces]

what are the dimensions to that tank?

[quattroatl]

:clap


I bow down to your tank! I have so much tank envy when it comes to 200 gallon plus tanks.

One day I will hopefully own a 300 as well. I first have to buy a new house with a conctrete basement floor :( .

[rallysman]

what are the dimensions to that tank?
Outside dimensions are aprox 7.5x34"ishx34"ishI cant remember and im to lazy to measure it right now lol

[rallysman]

:clap


I bow down to your tank! I have so much tank envy when it comes to 200 gallon plus tanks.

One day I will hopefully own a 300 as well. I first have to buy a new house with a conctrete basement floor :( .

There are a lot of tanks here that make mine look like one of those little cups that they sell bettas in. Thanks for the compliment though!!

[paintboi101]

thats a nice looking tank, nice and clean cut looking.

[benzjamin13]

There are a lot of tanks here that make mine look like one of those little cups that they sell bettas in. Thanks for the compliment though!!

I need one of those "little cups" then

[neufyfield]

that is a nice fish

[adammyers]

That fish is sweet

[rallysman]

you should get that jag a mating partner reptile!

[R DUNNE]

here he is
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/reptileguy2727/IMGP0523.jpg
Im 100% shure that ur jag is a girl. note the sloping head and the slightly "cut short" fins. beutiful fish never the less...

[rallysman]

I think he is a she too:)

[reptileguy2727]

thanks guys. i would like to breed HER, but she is only in a 55, may not even be enough for her if she gets any bigger. what would you guys consider to be minimum for a breeding pair? or for a bachelorette pad?
this is how i set it up
http://www.repticzone.net/images/21312/IMG_2045.JPG
this is how she wanted it.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/reptileguy2727/IMGP0527.jpg
i have now taken out all the plants because she was destroying them and i would like to have them for other fish in future tanks. she now has a couple pieces of driftwood, the big piece of red slate, and some orange sandstone pieces about fist size, a couple of which are carved (holes in them for smaller fish to swim through).

[JS Nova 72]

I really like your tank rallysman, nice set up and the fish look great...

As far as a tank for a breeding pair reptileguy I would say minimum 75 gallon, I've never breed them, but jags can get over a foot so I would probably try a wider tank....

Jude

[reptileguy2727]

i posted it ealier, but i saw a jag at the DC aquarium that was every bit of 18" if not more. so i know they get bigger than mine, especially since mine is apparently a female. any other suggestions on min tank sizes for pair or bachelorette?

[KNH]

Rally,
Is the fish above the cat a flowerhorn/trimac? Your tank looks great.

[rallysman]

Rally,
Is the fish above the cat a flowerhorn/trimac? Your tank looks great.
flowerhorn:) thanks for the compliment!

[snogard]

here he is
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/reptileguy2727/IMGP0523.jpg

yah AP did vote male on this jag, i think there was only a couple of us who suggested it was female. but yah its female.

[Whitey186]

great piture of jag. what a tank

[DanDanUK]

Awsome looking Jag i'd love one !!!

[reptileguy2727]

thanks, new pics of the re-setup tank will come soon.