Golden Jaguar

[xstar]

Hi,im new to this sight but not to Monster's.
Is there a such thing as a Golden Jag or is it just a cross. It looks like a jag with out all the markings. It has a black line down the body but looks more yellow then violet.
Its about 10" and is very very aggresive.
I guess what im asking is there a Golden Jag? thanks

 

[davo]

No, there are golden jag morphs. Try the search function for more info, but here is one thread that discusses them http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29228&highlight=gold+jag

 

[xstar]

thank you, thats just what i needed to know.. thanks

 

[davo]

No worries, and welcome to MFK

 

[K C]

"Male gold morph of Parachromis managuensis. this distinctive color form is known by the vernacular name of "El rey de los Guapotes" (king of the guapotes) in Nicaragua.

Golden individuals of P. managuense are very infrequently encountered in Lakes Managua and Nicaragua (Astorqui 1971). Their rarity may be due to the fact that contrary to the case in other naturally occurring oligomelanic Neotropical cichlid morphs, the fry of such P. managuense are golden at hatching, which puts them at a substantially greater risk of predation than their normally pigmented counterparts. Oligomelanism in P. managuense is determined by a single gene that behaves as a Mendelian recessive. A complex of polygenic modifiers appears to control the extent of the residual color pattem (Loiselle, l973). First imported into the United States in 1964, P. managuense was the first Central American guapote bred in captivity."

'Giant Predatory Cichlids, THE TRUE GUAPOTES' by Paul V. Loiselle

 

[nuth88]

"Male gold morph of Parachromis managuensis. this distinctive color form is known by the vernacular name of "El rey de los Guapotes" (king of the guapotes) in Nicaragua.

Golden individuals of P. managuense are very infrequently encountered in Lakes Managua and Nicaragua (Astorqui 1971). Their rarity may be due to the fact that contrary to the case in other naturally occurring oligomelanic Neotropical cichlid morphs, the fry of such P. managuense are golden at hatching, which puts them at a substantially greater risk of predation than their normally pigmented counterparts. Oligomelanism in P. managuense is determined by a single gene that behaves as a Mendelian recessive. A complex of polygenic modifiers appears to control the extent of the residual color pattem (Loiselle, l973). First imported into the United States in 1964, P. managuense was the first Central American guapote bred in captivity."

'Giant Predatory Cichlids, THE TRUE GUAPOTES' by Paul V. Loiselle

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Dude, it's great reference points and advice like yours (IMHO) are the reason that this site is my 1st Cichlid reference site on the web!

 

[JESTERX626]

great advice man, learned something new And useful today.