Jag or not to Jag....that is the question....

[killerfish]

would be fine for jaguars a pair would be pushing it and may not work for life but a singal or mabye with others would work if you try to mix a jaguar with other cichlids get a female FOR SURE male are much more aggressive

mixing jags can be hard get all the fish as young as you can and have many hideing spaces but leave some open areas as they get older its a good idea to keep a tank divider handy when they get bigger they have less room to swim away from an aggressor and fish will often fight to the death over territories

as for there aggression jaguars and all parachromis have very wide ranges of aggression some are mellow and can be kept with many fish but others can be very aggressive and territorial and will kill any fish that enters there territory many will seem passive when small but grow up to be killers so you will need to wait for a cichlid to mature before you can tell its true personality for jaguars you can predict there aggression when there around 8''

 

[goose_uk]

To Jag I say. How about an all female theme? A Jag, a Festae, a Carpintis and a Salvini. Round it out with 4-5 silver dollars...um and maybe a convict for good measure. That would be a cool tank.

LOVING THE SOUND OF THIS......

 

[goose_uk]

i guess if you had a male jag maybe a RD would be ok or some of the more aggressive cichlids..? what are you after? do you have some idea of what you want?

I was hoping to get a GT in there somehow........

 

[bolty]

I would say a Jag and some other Cichlids would be fine, I had a -
-13 inch male Jag
- 8/9 inch male Green Terror
- 2x 5/6inch JDs
living in a rio 400 just fine with some catfish.

Jags are not as aggressive as some might like to think

 

[goose_uk]

I would say a Jag and some other Cichlids would be fine, I had a -
-13 inch male Jag
- 8/9 inch male Green Terror
- 2x 5/6inch JDs
living in a rio 400 just fine with some catfish.

Jags are not as aggressive as some might like to think

That sounds like an interesting tank full.....did you enjoy it?

 

[bolty]

That sounds like an interesting tank full.....did you enjoy it?

it was fun, no aggression apart from the 2 male JDs going head to head, only reasion I split-up the tank was the male Jag I had was Xanthic [very rare clour] so got him a female, breeding Jags and tank mates just dont work, I have a little 7inch breeding pair in a juewl V 450 and they are wanting 95% of the tank ...lol.

this was the tank, but thinking about it this tank was only the juewl rio 300 not 400

 

[goose_uk]

it was fun, no aggression apart from the 2 male JDs going head to head, only reasion I split-up the tank was the male Jag I had was Xanthic [very rare clour] so got him a female, breeding Jags and tank mates just dont work, I have a little 7inch breeding pair in a juewl V 450 and they are wanting 95% of the tank ...lol.

this was the tank, but thinking about it this tank was only the juewl rio 300 not 400

Can I just have some of your xanthic fry......pretty please....!!!

Lovely collection by the way!

 

[bolty]

You could have some generation #2 if you want some?
not sure what they will come out looking like, more than
nothing they will be you every day normal looking Jag,
where abouts are you at in the U.K?

 

[PoopSmart]

I have a jag with an oscar, snook, and severums in a 125, he is probably the most peaceful one next to the snook.

I think its male too.

They seem more territorial than brutal, they aren't as aggressive as say, a flowerhorn or something like that.

Of course I am sure it all depends on the fish, but just in my experience, they don't seem too bad. I would give it a try.

 

[goose_uk]

You could have some generation #2 if you want some?
not sure what they will come out looking like, more than
nothing they will be you every day normal looking Jag,
where abouts are you at in the U.K?

I am in Baldock, north herts....not too far from you I guess. But then I wuld drive to Glasgow to pick up xanthic........!!