my foot long jaguar cichlid

[reptileguy2727]

here he is

 

[rallysman]

Awesome fish, but it kinda looks like a female I could be wrong though....WELCOME TO MFK>
Good to see another monster jag keeper!

 

[reptileguy2727]

i posted on another forum site and they couldnt decide on sex either. i call it a him. from what i read it is a male except for the larger lateral spots. if he would lose those i would know. how big is yours. i saw one at the DC aquarium, every bit of 18" if not more.

 

[rallysman]

Mine is 12+" and we know its a male.(pretty damn sure anyway)

If you notice, the head shape is different, fins are slightly different...and as you mentioned the lateral line of "Spots"

 

[reptileguy2727]

how long did it take yours to get that big? mine took a couple years to get to 10" and then added about 2" within a month or two after adding more types of pellets. i know feed tetra jumbo min, tetra cichlid sticks, tetra color sticks, hikari gold large, and hiukari biogold medium. i tried frozen beefheart by pro pops but he grabs them , then spits them out and doesnt touch them. it said you can feed frozen, but im going to try and thaw them out first (as it also says), if that doesnt work my albino bichirs are loving them so it wont be a waste.

 

[rallysman]

I got mine that big for an awesome trade, so i dont know how long it took.....thaw the beefheart and he will probably love it, mine does! lol

 

[reptileguy2727]

thats what i figured. how bad is yours? mine has drawn blood on me twice (100% of the times hes bit me) and he flares up at me if he even sees me in the room. what size tank is yours in? filtration? any tankmates? just want some good info from as many experienced people as i can.

 

[rallysman]

Mine is really pretty laid back and does well with a few tank mates (he is in a 300) Here are some pix of the filter and tankmates.

 

[DeLgAdO]

WOW

now THAT is an awsome full tank shot

 

[reptileguy2727]

what kind of catfish is that? is it albino or leucistic?