Jaguar hogging feeder fish

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

it is not worth breaking up the stock list over a non-issue like feeders. They aren't necessary, so why let it affect whether you change something in the tank?

 

[BigDaddyMagnum]

Jaguars are big eaters, plus preditors, im sorry but i must agree with the bunch and say no to feeders, ive lost to many beautiful fish do to them

 

[Knowdafish]

You could coral him with a divider at feeding time in his own area of the tank. After feeding time remove the divider! Easy!

 

[balton777]

Again, Managuense is a carnivourous specie, whom specialise in preying upon soft rayed fishes. Therefore, your Jaguar too (although captive bred and reared), is geneticly programmed to do so. Where as the other species mentioned are omnivourous, preferring other such meaty foods as mentioned, with a large amount of vegetable matter included.

I certainly wouldn't suggest feeder fishes to be lacking in nutritional value, yet they could, indeed, be carrying potentialy deadly parasites and what not. When including feeders (of any description) in the cichlids diet, i suggest doing so only on rare occassions. And that they undergo a lengthy period of quaranteen, along with a high quality diet and frequent, large volume water changes.

excellent post

 

[uncwnells]