Saturday, November 19, 2011

Can a pair of Convict Cichlids coexist with a Female Jaguar Cichlid?

I have a young female jaguar cichlid and a male %26amp; female pair of convict cichlids. They are being housed in a 125 gallon tank. Will they be able to live together in this tank as the female Jaguar cichlid grows to adulthood and when the convict cichlids are breeding? Is there enough room provided that the Jag wont kill the convicts and enough room so the convicts can breed without being overly disturbed by the female Jag?|||It's not the aggression, but the size difference. A female jag will get 18 to 20 inches. An adult convict isn't even a meal, it's a snack. Even if they get along great, all it would take is the jag getting hungry one day. Jaguar cichlids are predatory and adventurous eaters. Sorry, tank size can solve aggression issues, but only with somewhat comparably sized or at least herbivorous fish. It wouldn't work even in a tank twice that size.|||you can move the convicts on another tank because the Jaguar may disturbed there spawning.

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