jag cichlids

[LobstersGoPeenchPeench]

when do they "shed" and get theyre sick a** colors like the full grown ones any1 got an idea

 

[Dmaan.]

once their full grown they usually get those colours that the full grown jags have.
are you talking the male or females jags though.
i prefer the look of a male jag.

 

[LobstersGoPeenchPeench]

well see im not sureyet i cant sex em myself yet they only bout 4"

 

[LobstersGoPeenchPeench]

also im growin both out to see which one i want. cuz one of them is meaner then piss and wont let any1 cross half of my 55g tank besides my bumblebee cat

 

[Ryanmahe]

mine is at 11" and is starting his adult colouration i think... losing his large black spots and getting more smaller one seems like (my avatar is before this started happening lol)

 

[---XR---]

Jags happen to be a duller fish in terms of color IME, so i'm assuming your typeing about the "blue sheen" jaguars get on there fins?

simply put- some get the sheen, some do not.

some get it quicker and younger than others, some do not.

if your fish gets a sheen, it could be 4" it could be 14". Wait and see.

 

[---XR---]

while your waiting for your jags to grow into there "sheen" or "colors" aswell as proper and accurate sexing size, you will also want to look into buying a larger tank. no adult jaguar can be kept in a 55 gallon aquarium.

 

[LobstersGoPeenchPeench]

ya i understand. mine look like juvie jags but i can never trust my lfs. they like to change colors depending on their mood if they are going to fight or not

 

[LobstersGoPeenchPeench]

also i think i got 2 males or sumthin cuz they do not like eachother at all i kno how cichlids act toward one another and idk basically 1 will bully the other netime they come around

 

[Dmaan.]

mine is at 11" and is starting his adult colouration i think... losing his large black spots and getting more smaller one seems like (my avatar is before this started happening lol)

i wanna see lol.
my female is about 9.5".
her scales look terrible lol, her face is kinda beat from her oscar.
i think she might bee peeling, i dunno.
she doesn't look to great though haha.