Here's my little Jack. Spends most of the day lying around near the filter or behind a rock and then comes alive at night to nail a few guppies or whatever else is swimming around in the tank. Cool little guy with plenty of personality.
mangrove jack
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When they r small they can b a bit shy but they quickly become very friendly have u got any new pics or updates
Was just in the Yucatan, the Belaire resort, just north of Tulum is built on a mangrove swamp and has it's own very brackish cenote that connects with the Caribean. A pair of what may be mangrove jacks live just below the kayak dock, they disappeared when I snorkeled, but got these pics from above.
They are probably around a ft in length.
They are probably around a ft in length.
yeah they look like Jacks, or a type of Lutjanus anyway.
Here's a little vid of my jack eating a prawn. Note how quickly he gets "lit-up"
http://youtu.be/bXXsSE0c1Cw
Here's a little vid of my jack eating a prawn. Note how quickly he gets "lit-up"
http://youtu.be/bXXsSE0c1Cw
That is a very good looking jack! good job on finding one so colorful as a tike. may I ask where you acquired it? even the most advanced SW LFS don't have a clue what im talking about when I ask them to find me one!
Yeah I took it over from someone who couldn't look after it any more. Bear in mind I am in Australia.
As far as colours go, in reality Jacks can change colours in a heartbeat (see my video link above). They can go from drab brown to silvery bronze, add stripes, bright red etc very quickly depending on their mood and background. I wouldn't pick one based on it's colour when purchasing, as it will more than likely be a different colour when you get it home!