Possibly Breeding Jaguar cichlids? advice?
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anzo1993
anzo1993
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Jun 25, 20164472095126
Aug 1, 2016
Hello, i'll start by giving a backround story to my situation, ive recently set up my 120 gallon tank for a breeding pair of a large aggressive cichlid, i was going to many different shops looking for something cool to breed, i ended up finding an 10-11inch female jaguar for very cheap cause shes blind in one eye( previous owner kept fish with many dovii), once i purchased her i brought her home put her in the tank, the next day i went on a hunt for a male jaguar cichlid, by my surprise i found a lfs that had a 13 inch male jaguar they were dying to get rid of the owner gave him to me for $20 lol, apparently super aggressive almost killed a 24 inch pacu lol, anyways i go home add him in and from what ive read about jaguars if they dont like eachother theyll almost instantly go at it, so i put him in shes goes to instantly see him, they really werent aggressive to eachother at all lol, anyways right now its a day later and there just digging up a pit, dont really look like they have there breeding colours, but they always stay close by the pit they dug together. any opinions?
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Ihsnshaik
Ihsnshaik
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Aug 21, 20154,0651,640149Windy CIty
Aug 1, 2016
If they arn't going crazy on each other that's a very good thing. Digging is usually a sign of spawning and make pits so the the wigglers can be put into there after they choose a spot to lay eggs.
My advice is get a pot saucer a big one for them. Just to let you know you might think they're friendly but in a matter of seconds the male can snap and will kill female or the female kill male.
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anzo1993
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Okay ill keep that in mind, but to be honest the male is alot chunkier and in better health than the female, i dont think she stands a chance
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J jonclark96
J jonclark96
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Mar 9, 20091,21418096Frederick MD
Aug 1, 2016
I'd have a divider ready to go to separate them if it gets rough. Introducing two adult fish is always a crap shoot, in my opinion.
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P PYRU
P PYRU
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Apr 9, 20152,3063,153154SE
Aug 1, 2016
http://www.tfhmagazine.com/details/...s-managuensis-breeding-cycle-full-article.htm
You just tossed both big jags in with no introduction or anything?! All bets are off right now they're just adjusting to their environment. Once they get a little more comfortable no telling what will go down. Your one beast mode moment away from someone getting descaled.
I would add a divider, but you really don't have enough room. Good luck and hopefully it works out. Odds are stacked against you on this one.
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ragin_cajun
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Aug 1, 2016
OP --
You have LOTS of things working against you, and the fish, in this situation.
1. The Female is half blind, so at a HUGE disadvantage.
2. The tank is very small for 2 adult Jags.
3. Fish didn't grow up together.
4. There are only 2 fish in the tank.
5. Breeding will increase already high probability of a serious fight--and they're opposite sex so there will almost certainly be some kinda bio-chemical breeding type behavior, which often gets violent.
I think you need at LEAST another tank, preferably a second much bigger tank.
And then, what do you plan to do with the fry? You have a tank for them? Because, I have a Midas pair, and they only tolerate the fry for a few days. So, if you want to keep the fry, you need to have a tank for them up and running pretty much once the eggs are laid.
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anzo1993
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Aug 1, 2016
i have a divider ready, so far so good, but considering both these fish at the stores i got them from were in 30 gallons, id say its a better life then they were living before. and i have a 65 gallon setup
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vinod_uthaiah
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May 17, 201389119461India , Bangalore
Aug 1, 2016
Are you in a position to get a bigger tank.... atleast a 240 gallon , if not more.
this will be the first of your action items
Also please read up about Jaguars... I once had a male who would not tolerate the female after it bred once... then it would outright kill it...after 2 disasters...he lived his life alone
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anzo1993
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at the moment i cant afford it but i hope to get a bigger tank soon, all is going well now but i know something could happen any minute, do you think ill see them get more aggressive in the next few days
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anzo1993
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Aug 1, 2016
The couple
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cichlidfish
cichlidfish
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Jun 19, 20054,64596612048
Aug 4, 2016
I do the same, but not breeding anything at the moment. I only scrub algae off the glass.
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pops
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Nov 24, 20136,2373,254188WA
Aug 5, 2016
I have never had fry eat holes in there parents, here is a vid of one of there many spawns, I never change water temps, or feed dif, all I do is remove the divider when the female is ready and actively nesting and gravid.
ok, a few vids,
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Vivekcichlids
Vivekcichlids
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I have a pair of Jaguar Chichlid. One has fairly large over time and the other is growing quite slowly so I know they are a pair. My male Jaguar is cleaning a rock and keeps guarding it and in between goes to the surface of the tank to court with the female which mostly hangs around the surface for the food. But all over she doesn't seem interested in breeding as she runs away from the male and never goes near the flat rock. Is there anything I can do to trigger spawning in my tank?
Why do you all think she looks so uninterested?
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