mayan cichlid

[smitty34]

Hi,

I recently picked up a Mayan Cichlid. Very cool looking fish and was told that it had a mild temperment, however, I'm finding him to be very aggressive. Was wondering if anyone has any experience with them and may be able to give me some insight into what I should expect. I understand tey get quite large but other than that I really don't know.

Thanks.

 

[DarthV]

Mild? You were lied to They are aggressive fish and males will top out @ 11-12" or so.

 

[TrikkyMakk]

Is yours fresh water or salt?

 

[balton777]

A friend of mine has a 10" Mayan and it's mean as h*ll.

 

[smitty34]

It is freshwater....

 

[TrikkyMakk]

A guy I work with says he catches them off his dock but his are saltwater. From what I have read they are found in both fresh and salt water.

 

[killerfish]

my mayan/uro cichlids started off pretty timmed but turned aggressive so i had to part with him makes me sad great fish grew pretty fast and ate a TON

 

[armac]

It is freshwater....

They are found in brackish water in their natural habitat

 

[allvol]

i have had several over the years and none were mild. they were all pretty rough buy still one of my all time fav's.

 

[Hornet]

I have a 10 inch male and is extremely aggressive. He is hyperdominant in my tank which contains dovii, buttikoferi, red devil, striped midas, nile tilapia, pike cichlid, etc. I was actually surprised by how aggressive they are.