I had a jaguar cichlid for about 5 years. It lived very peacefully with my Oscar. The Oscar was about half grown when I saw the jaguar in a pet store and just had to have it! It was about half the size of the Oscar, and I was a little worried about compatibility.
Sure enough, when I put it in the 200 L tank, my Oscar began to assert himself. I made a makeshift divider from a 40 L glass aquarium lid. Both fish could get past it, but the Oscar had to go through on only one side. The jaguar could pass it on either side. After about a week, the Oscar got tired of chasing, and the jaguar not being exactly shy, began to spend more and more time on the same side of the divider. Not only did they live peacefully after that, but they actually exibited affection for one another.
A couple of years ago, the Oscar developed hole in the head disease. I cured it, but he was pretty ill for a couple of weeks. He would stay on the bottom of the tank, leaning over, almost on his side. For that time the jaguar was constantly at his side, actually propping him up. When I put food in the tank, she very very gently nudged him until he got moving, and went for a bite.
Sadly, I lost both fish, when an ice storm knocked out my electric service. I'm going to have to get some bigger tanks and try to breed jaguars. They have got to be at the top of the list in fish intelligence, and they're the most fascinating fish I have ever known.
Sure enough, when I put it in the 200 L tank, my Oscar began to assert himself. I made a makeshift divider from a 40 L glass aquarium lid. Both fish could get past it, but the Oscar had to go through on only one side. The jaguar could pass it on either side. After about a week, the Oscar got tired of chasing, and the jaguar not being exactly shy, began to spend more and more time on the same side of the divider. Not only did they live peacefully after that, but they actually exibited affection for one another.
A couple of years ago, the Oscar developed hole in the head disease. I cured it, but he was pretty ill for a couple of weeks. He would stay on the bottom of the tank, leaning over, almost on his side. For that time the jaguar was constantly at his side, actually propping him up. When I put food in the tank, she very very gently nudged him until he got moving, and went for a bite.
Sadly, I lost both fish, when an ice storm knocked out my electric service. I'm going to have to get some bigger tanks and try to breed jaguars. They have got to be at the top of the list in fish intelligence, and they're the most fascinating fish I have ever known.
