Do wild Jags make good friends??

[Formula_JP]

I've got a 150g, 4'x2'x30"tall tank. Nothing in it yet. I really like the wild caught Jags that Jeff Rapps sells, i think the coloration is much more attractive than captive bred ones.

Do you think a single or 2, at the most, wild Jags would make good tankmates with either a loisellei or a friedricksthalli or even an eartheater or two??

Just didnt know how wild Jags would react with tankmates, or if they were better solo fish

 

[Onion01]

I would suggest solo for that fish. I don't think fish have that concept of friends, even less for wild caught

 

[sicxspeed]

get them young and raise them together, should be fine IMO and experience....typically Jags are fine with tank mates in a big enough tank and if raised together.

 

[skiptomyzoo]

I raised mine from 2 to about 7 inches together currently, and at first they bullied each other, but now thier always swimming at each others side. However, I have seen older larger ones just be plain nasty to each other. If your going to do it, your best bet is to raise them together like sicxspeed said imo.

 

[squirt2005]

Wild jags are finiky but not too bad. I have a male from Rapps that lives in a 150 with a barred midas and a trimac mix. It did take a lot of switching cichlids around. The reg
texas was being brutalized by the jaguar and had to be moved. So, just try things out but be prepared to rescue a cichlid in need. I love the w/c.

 

[PoopSmart]

well that is a lot of gallonage but not a big footprint. i would say you could have one male or a few females. 4 foot by 2 feet isn't big enough of a footprint for a couple males in my opinion. I think you could have jags with other fish, but if you get a mean one it could easily turn on the tankmates.

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

Get a male and a female...

 

[Formula_JP]

i see, i see.

maybe i'll stick with just two jags at the same age instead of mixing.