Jaguar Cichlid

[Bobby2415]

I currently have a 6” Oscar in a 55 gallon standard tank. I just recently put in a juvenile jack Dempsey (approximately 2”). My lfs has juvenile jaguar cichlids (same size as the jd) and I’m a big fan of them. Would it possibly work to add in a jaguar as well? Until they get larger of course, which time I would need to get a larger tank. Thanks!

 

[tlindsey]

I currently have a 6” Oscar in a 55 gallon standard tank. I just recently put in a juvenile jack Dempsey (approximately 2”). My lfs has juvenile jaguar cichlids (same size as the jd) and I’m a big fan of them. Would it possibly work to add in a jaguar as well? Until they get larger of course, which time I would need to get a larger tank. Thanks!

Welcome aboard

The Jaguar Cichlid will be too aggressive for the Oscar and Jack Dempsey.

 

[Fishnerd360]

Just in case, but if your Oscar is picking on your JD, and later your JD reaches a larger size, the opposite thing might happen. I had a regani dwarf pike cichlid with a JD for a while, the pike would pick on my JD when the pike was bigger, but once the JD got to a larger size, it flipped.

 

[pelleeklund]

Sometimes, with the right combination at the right size from the start, you can get these guys to co-habitate. With a 55 for life, odds are is you would lose the JD and Oscar eventually. If you get a 200+ tank you’d have a much better shot at it, but still no guarantee. Sex seems to matter as well, it may be easier to pull off a male, female, female than any other combo. It’s always going to be a dice roll though. Good luck.

 

[TommyNY]

Tank is too small for a Jag alone.

 

[adamsfishes]

I'd strongly recommend keeping fish in the 55 that can live in a 55 and wait to get the bigger fish when you have the bigger tank. So in this case, the JD may be ok by itself in a 55, but you should probably consider rehoming the O, and definitely don't add a Jaguar, which can easily hit 16+".