Meet our fish...
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This is not a true picture of our fish Ug. But it is as close as I could get. I hope to have His REAL picture up soon. Photo by Mo Devlin |
| AKA: | Jaguar Cichlid |
About Our Fish:
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When we first picked Ug out at the store, he was pretty or I would not have gotten him. When we got him home he had turned almost white, and was real ugly. Thus came his name, Ug. After a few weeks we noticed he changes colors. When he comes out to eat he turns yellow w/black spots. When stressed he turns whiteish gray w/light black spots. When he hides or stalks prey he turns almost completely black. He is really cool to watch. His domain is in the back of the aquarium in the tall plants. This is where he sits and watches and stalks the other fish. We don't put any new little Cichlids with him, because he started to stalk them and we were afraid he would try to eat them. At this time we have not introduced him into the world of live eating. He is about 5" long so he is not fully grown. We are still feeding him flakes, pellets and frozen brine shrimp. |
Some Fishy Facts
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Jaguars are very aggressive and very territorial. They can grow up to 10" to 20" in. Because these fish can grow so big, weekly water changes are necessary. They like all areas of the tank. They like plenty of hiding places. They like to dig Some prefer tall plants to hide when stalking prey, but they also tend to uproot the plants. Jaguars are carnivorous. You can start them off with flakes, pellets, and brine shrimp. But once they eat their first fish, it is all over they won't except anything else. They enjoy small fish, and tadpoles. The male Jaguars become much more colorful, with the body color breaking up into blotches of black and a coppery color. The females are thicker in body, shorter, with a less pointed dorsal and anal fin margins at the rear. Breeding is very difficult. Jaguars pair off when they are around 10cm. They defend the pair bond, eggs, and young very aggressively. If you obtain a pair within a larger group, you should remove all others as soon as possible before they are bullied and/or killed. |
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