Is this Jag Fry/Juvi a male, female or just too young to tell?
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Increase the water changes to like 10-15 gallons every day and feed twice a day, and you should see more growth.
A small fish, alone in a big pond is going to be shy, reserved and not the strongest feeder, especially when you are around (you being much larger than the fish is a sign of danger to him/her)
In the wild large schools of smaller dither type species are present, the larger cichlids uses these as indicators of danger (when all the dithers bolt off and hide the larger cichlids know danger is present)
If you are so adamant on wanting a male I recommended getting another 4-5 and growing them out together and once you can sex them picking your favourite male and selling the rest.
I hope you also have a larger aquarium. A 125G is not large enough for a fully grown male Jaguar.
Agreed . 125 may work for sometime until maybe 12-14" but for a fully mature 24" monster I'd recommend atleast a 7ft*30" tank . And if you get that sized tank do get a female and firm a pair . If your jag turns out to be a female a 125 could work maybe for life .
Thanks for the info, I thought a 125 would be fine for a lone fish.
Will start to worry about a bigger tank when i am able to sex it then.
Will start to worry about a bigger tank when i am able to sex it then.
125 should be fine for atleast a couple years. Once they start getting 14-16 inches is when you would really need to worry about an upgrade imo.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a 2 foot male jag in the hobby, wild caught maybe 18+ inches, but most male jags in the hobby get to 12-16 inches
Could be but I'd suggest a 30" wide tank even for a 18" jag . I have 8"-9" fish in a 18" wide tank and it seems tight
