Saturday, 12 December 2009
Massive Jaguar cichlids defending fry
Yes, the Parachromis managuensis (jaguar cichlids) have fry....again. This couple is constantly having either eggs, fry or young to look after. I think that I have at least 20 young Jaguars swimming around in the tank, in various sizes (from 2 inch to 4,5 inch). The good thing is that these young predators and the other fish ensure that not many more baby mana's will make it... I had the same thing in the 360 gallon: I introduced 2 couples of convicts (Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum) about two weeks before the other inhabitants entered the tank, and I never got rid of them ever again. There must have been at least 40 young convicts in that tank at any given moment, even though it contained large mana's and loiselleis ;-)
Two videos:
And some other tank videos:
My favourites, the beautiful Parachromis loisellei:
And the massive male Vieja bifasciatum:
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The Jaguars look fierce and there are so many kids. What... is it like 5000 or something? I breed Convict Cichlids.
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