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I picked up a jewel cichlid about two weeks ago. I have no idea how old it is, but it's just bow starting to color up.

Any idea if it's a male or female? Or is there some growing to do still?

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ecoli73 said:
A little too blue to be female...but let it color up more...

Also it is from Africa.



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Lol, goes to show how long it's been since I've had cichlids. I saw the body shape and instantly thought Sa/Ca.
Thanks for the heads up, now if only a mod could move this to the proper section. Thank you.



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It will get super aggressive! What fish you got it with? Mine tear EVERY fish they are put with to peices. Including many other cichlids.


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FuriousFish said:
It will get super aggressive! What fish you got it with? Mine tear EVERY fish they are put with to peices. Including many other cichlids.


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I've never had one but have looked into them before and they are supposed to be VERT aggressive and will kill most other fish. I hope you don't have it in that tank for life either since I saw an angelfish in the picture and the angel will more than likely be slaughtered when the jewel is big enough.
 
FuriousFish said:
It will get super aggressive! What fish you got it with? Mine tear EVERY fish they are put with to peices. Including many other cichlids.


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When I looked into them I read that they were a hit and miss in aggression. That the ones that would be very aggressive show it at an early stage.

If that's not the case, I will be looking for another tank in the near future.

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divemaster99 said:
+1
I've never had one but have looked into them before and they are supposed to be VERT aggressive and will kill most other fish. I hope you don't have it in that tank for life either since I saw an angelfish in the picture and the angel will more than likely be slaughtered when the jewel is big enough.
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Yep, this is an absolute certainty. For the OP: despite the fact that these are an African species, in my experience, they actually do a lot better with SA/CA cichlids than they do with other Africans. I've kept Jewels with Convicts, Jack Dempsey's, and Firemouths; was a perfect a setup.
 
s15240drifter said:
When I looked into them I read that they were a hit and miss in aggression. That the ones that would be very aggressive show it at an early stage.

If that's not the case, I will be looking for another tank in the near future.

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Go on youtube. Look up jewel cichlid vs Texas cichlid. The little jewel outcompetes a massive texas for territory. that angelfish in thr back will be torn to shreds! My jewels have killed a juvi oscar, acei cichlids, yellow labs, juvi jack dempsey tons of rainbowfish etc. mine also take feeder fish once a week and the moment it hits the water BOOM! Silver scales everywhere! Mine bites my hand everytime i put it in the tank... And they can become quite the glass bangers! (Especially when breeding!) these are true mini monsters!


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