Theoretical question

[TrikkyMakk]

If one were to have an aquarium or pool or pond big enough and stable enough to maintain say umbees and \ or jaguars and \ or doviis what is the consensus regarding swimming in said aquarium \ pool \ pond?

Do you think they would bite and attack you or would it just be cool to swim with your fish?

 

[Mac.]

I would say it would be fine, although i have no prior experience doing so only swam with a red-tail cat and some pacus in a 750 before and they were fine

 

[Mac.]

but my jags always attack anything in their tank including, fingers, algae brushes, etc, ANYTHING...how big is the tank

 

[Nemesis]

I doubt they would attack you unless they were protecting a spawn.

 

[Sarah88]

I doubt they would attack you unless they were protecting a spawn.

+1

 

[TrikkyMakk]

I have always wanted to swim with my fish and so I was thinking about this the other day.

 

[Jason_S]

but my jags always attack anything in their tank including, fingers, algae brushes, etc, ANYTHING...how big is the tank

that's generally because the tank isn't big enough for there to be a territory for the jags as well as other open water that isn't considered their territory.

I highly doubt in a huge pond that they would come after you unless they were protecting a spawn which has already been said.

 

[Modest_Man]

They would bolt at the first sign of someone getting in. Spawning or not. Fish behavior changes dramatically when housed in a natural setting. I haven't swam with cichlids but I have waded in ponds full of them, they disappear fast.

 

[Satan's Goldfish]

When I get in my 1000gal, the confident at feeding time finger nipping happy silver aro, p bass, dovii, jag, etc all run and hide and don't come anywhere near me so yeah i'd say you're safe. As was pointed earlier, fish tanks are generally too small for a normal sized territory for these fish, hence the aggression. Give them lots of space and they behave more naturally.

 

[peathenster]

there's a thread on the pond board that a guy built a big swimming pool/pond in his backyard. I seem to remember dovii is on the stock list.