AdamBro Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Hi all, I have a tank (250litres) with a black shark, red tiger oscar, bristle nose catfish, 2 convicts and from what I was told a breeding pair of jaguar cichlids. Ive had them 2 to 3 months and I havnt seen any eggs yet. They hang out as though they are a breeding pair so im guessing I need to create a better enviroment for them to breed in maybe? Has anyone got any tips etc so help? Cheers Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan7 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 My jags have only spawned a couple of times for me in the last year, but as with you mine spent most of that time in a community and i wonder if thats part of the reason.. Did a big water change a few weeks ago and after that they started flaring at each other and looked like they might be thinking of breeding, so i gave them their own tank and they did the business a few weeks later. My recommendation... clean water and own tank, cause honestly you dont want jags trying to breed in a community, unless you dont want your other fish. They wont fair so well if the jags actually have fry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 also, maybe feed more? i find that triggers my fish to spawn, discus, FH. make sure filtration is up to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee2 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 make sure filtration is up to it! :thup: and rise the temp. or I have a spare tank.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamBro Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 well unfortunately i cant set up another tank and ive been thinking about selling my oscar, i dont want to get rid of the black shark :slfg: the convicts can go. ill crank up the temp and keep up the regular water changes hopefully get some luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamBro Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 oh and ill feed them more :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan7 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Stick a terracotta pot in there on its side, thats what mine spawned in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 i dont want to get rid of the black shark 250L ain't really big enough for breeding jags OR a black shark, let alone both together. If your jag pair is smaller the tank should be ok (not for ever though), but keep a close eye on them for aggression. Jags are usually good parents/partners but in a small tank one could turn on the other and do some serious damage. As for any other fish unfortunate to be in the same tank... How big are the pair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan7 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 250L ain't really big enough for breeding jags OR a black shark, let alone both together. If your jag pair is smaller the tank should be ok (not for ever though), but keep a close eye on them for aggression. Jags are usually good parents/partners but in a small tank one could turn on the other and do some serious damage. As for any other fish unfortunate to be in the same tank... How big are the pair? True that, you need a decent tank for them, mine are in the 6 footer (650L) as part of a community of big cichlids, although they had a 4x2x2 foot 350L to themselves to breed in. They are awesome parents and a really tight couple, stick together even when in with a larger male jag, such awesome fish, i would eventually like to have them permanently in a 500 or 600L by themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamBro Posted June 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 How big are the pair? the male is about 35cm and female is about 20cm since i created this topic they have had spawned twice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 I would dearly like some jags please :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamBro Posted June 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 haha im hoping the pair can parent them well enough the first spawning i removed the eggs and put them in another tank only about 20 became wrigglers and now i have 6 left :facepalm: so this time i thought id leave them with the parents and ive now got maybe 50 wrigglers :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamBro Posted June 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 True that, you need a decent tank for them, mine are in the 6 footer (650L) as part of a community of big cichlids, although they had a 4x2x2 foot 350L to themselves to breed in. They are awesome parents and a really tight couple, stick together even when in with a larger male jag, such awesome fish, i would eventually like to have them permanently in a 500 or 600L by themselves. i would love to get a tank that big but i just cant where i am at the moment all i can do for them at the moment is get rid of the other fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee2 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 i would love to get a tank that big but i just cant where i am at the moment all i can do for them at the moment is get rid of the other fish Ihave a spare 400L. I can accommodate the pair for you for now for some fry later :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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