Jags -V- Red snooks?

[downset21]

I've never heard that.

Mine started at 1" and are 1.5 years old and they are 9" maybe 10"

I would keep at least 2 in the 125 and the silver dollars would look nice with them.

the last top of the food chain article in TFH magazine was about sword-spine snook. brian scott said that the swordspine snook were exclusively freshwater but other snook needed some salt in their tanks. you would know more than me though. are they south american fish?

 

[cichlaguapote]

the last top of the food chain article in TFH magazine was about sword-spine snook. brian scott said that the swordspine snook were exclusively freshwater but other snook needed some salt in their tanks. you would know more than me though. are they south american fish?

Yeah actually central american. But they're cichlids. And as far as I know pure freshwater.

 

[Mosdefenate]

Hey just wondering could these Red Snooks go well with some pbass? didnt want to start another thread

 

[cichlaguapote]

Hey just wondering could these Red Snooks go well with some pbass? didnt want to start another thread

IMO they would be a good combo.

 

[Mosdefenate]

IMO they would be a good combo.

heh and what size do they get? over a foot?

 

[cichlaguapote]

heh and what size do they get? over a foot?

http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Cichlids, Red Bay Snook.htm

There are two morphs, the red bay which is most popular right now and I believe what is called the "green"

 

[repair]

the last top of the food chain article in TFH magazine was about sword-spine snook. brian scott said that the swordspine snook were exclusively freshwater but other snook needed some salt in their tanks. you would know more than me though. are they south american fish?

I was just reading that article and thinking about you LOL

Mine eat like pigs and seem to be very heathly amd I don't know if they need salt but I'm going to look into it.

 

[repair]

Here is some good info about them

http://cichlidae.com/article.php?id=62

Look at the mouth on these guys

http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Cichlids, Red Bay Snook.htm

BTW they say the males can get to 18"

http://www.gcca.net/pdfs/Chatter-Mar-99.pdf

I found this pic here
http://www.gcca.net/fom/Petenia_splendida.htm

 

[sicklid-holic]

I strongly suggest a male jaguar than a snook. A full grown male that is feed high quality pellets/krills will even have a golden sheen to its scale and add a crazy attitude/flaring and ramming the glass is a sight to see.
I cant see a snook have the same great personality as a jaguar cichlid.

 

[cichlaguapote]

I strongly suggest a male jaguar than a snook. A full grown male that is feed high quality pellets/krills will even have a golden sheen to its scale and add a crazy attitude/flaring and ramming the glass is a sight to see.
I cant see a snook have the same great personality as a jaguar cichlid.

It won't a snook is way different than jag. If you want a large fish community go snook. If you want mean with personality and hatred go jag.