Jaguar Cichlid Aquarium Size

[TERTELKeng]

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A few months ago I put my jaguar Cichlid in my fish pond/pool with my giant snakehead with whom he’s had a history of fighting and biting. At first, all was well and they got along well, but a few days ago I noticed my jag hiding in the skimmers and not coming out to eat. After I finally got him to leave the skimmers so I can check on him, I watched as the snakehead followed him relentlessly. He was literally on his tail and looked like he was about to take a good sized chomp out of my oldest fish, so I dropped the food I was holding and barely made it in time to scare the snakehead away with the net. After this incident, I immediately took my jaguar cichlid out of the pool and made some space for him in the other aquariums around the house. The aquarium he’s in rn is too crowded and I’ll get him a new, bigger one soon as i can. But i was wondering how many gallons of water he’ll need.

Jaguar Cichlid
32cm long 10cm wide
12.5in long 4in wide

 

[Gourami Swami]

Generally accepted minimum tank size for a male jaguar is 125 gallons. This is based on their potential maximum length which is around 16-18". You will need at the very least an 18" wide tank, though 2' wide would be better. And 6' length.
If the fish is a female, you could probably get away with a smaller tank. 75 gallon would be minimum in my opinion. 125 would still be better, especially if you wanted to put any other fish in there as well.

 

[Bertie07]

Generally accepted minimum tank size for a male jaguar is 125 gallons. This is based on their potential maximum length which is around 16-18". You will need at the very least an 18" wide tank, though 2' wide would be better. And 6' length.
If the fish is a female, you could probably get away with a smaller tank. 75 gallon would be minimum in my opinion. 125 would still be better, especially if you wanted to put any other fish in there as well.

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[PYRU]

Female I would say 75-125 depending on how big.

Male is a little tricky. Ive had some big nics that were in the 16+range now at that stage a 180 would be min imo. My Hondurans for whatever reason only seem to reach max 14" std and ive kept them in 125-150. I usually start with a 125 & bump up if needed.

 

[TERTELKeng]

Generally accepted minimum tank size for a male jaguar is 125 gallons. This is based on their potential maximum length which is around 16-18". You will need at the very least an 18" wide tank, though 2' wide would be better. And 6' length.
If the fish is a female, you could probably get away with a smaller tank. 75 gallon would be minimum in my opinion. 125 would still be better, especially if you wanted to put any other fish in there as well.

So I’m guessing I can’t get him a female and keep them in 125 gallon?

 

[Gourami Swami]

So I’m guessing I can’t get him a female and keep them in 125 gallon?

It's possible, the minimum tank size recommendation is based on the length of the fish and it having enough room to swim. The female Jag would be fine in the 125 size-wise. The bioload of the extra fish shouldn't be a problem as long as you have proper filtration and maintenance. It really depends on your male, his size and personality. He might be okay with sharing a 125, and he might kill the female.

 

[TERTELKeng]

It's possible, the minimum tank size recommendation is based on the length of the fish and it having enough room to swim. The female Jag would be fine in the 125 size-wise. The bioload of the extra fish shouldn't be a problem as long as you have proper filtration and maintenance. It really depends on your male, his size and personality. He might be okay with sharing a 125, and he might kill the female.

I’ll just get a 125 gallon tank for him and if everything works out fine I’ll think about get him a female.

 

[Boomer1224]

good save,hate to see anything happen to a jag