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Jaguar Cichlid |
| Cichlasoma Managuense |
| Temperature: 72º - 80º |
| Diet: Virtually any prepared food. Caution on feeding only pellet or food sticks as it will produce a lot of organic waste in the system. A varied diet along with frequent water changes will ensure fast growth. |
| Length: 12" - 14"" |
| Compatibility: As with any large cichlid, it can be aggressive to it's own kind or smaller fish. However, overall it is a relatively timid fish as long as they remain subordinate. Juveniles are compatible with similar size fish. When spawning all bets are off. |
| Comments: Currently I have a spawning pair in the pond. I am particularly fond of the large male (Butch) who comes within inches of the top of the pond to be hand fed. |
| Total in my Collection: Four adult regular morph and Jumbo . And a breeding pair of gold morph. |
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Photos |
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Adult Male Managuense |
Adult Female Managuense |
Juvenile Male Managuense |
Female Gold with two large Goldfish. *note* Since this photo was taken I have modified the diet of all of my cichlids and no longer rely on feeder goldfish. The fish above passed years ago of an internal infection. I blamed the feeders and haven't used them since. |
| "Jumbo" At an early age I could tell this was going to be a spectacular fish. He was more than three times the size of any of his siblings. This is the largest from the breeding pair of Managuense that I own. |
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Gold Morph Managuense
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Breeding Photos |
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Close up of Male and Female guarding eggs. |
Picture: Close up of fry. |
Picture: When the eggs hatched both male and female transported them by mouth to the clay pot. |
Picture: Male keeping watch. |
Picture: Eggs close up. Fry in gravel. |
Picture: Female protecting her newly hatched fry. The male placed pebbles at the rim of the cup to keep the fry inside. |
Newly hatched fry. |
Picture: Female protecting her newly hatched fry. |
Picture: The female taking a close look at her fry. |
Picture: Male in a cloud of fry. |
Picture: The female immediately started guarding the new fry while the male continued the transfer. |
Picture: Male & Female protecting her newly hatched fry. During this period they show little aggressive tendencies toward each other. |
Picture: The female continued guarding while the male moved the rest of the newly hatched fry. |
Picture: Male & Female protecting her newly hatched fry. |
Picture: The male looking for more new fry. |
Picture: The newly hatched fry start venturing outside the cup. |
Picture: The male continued until all of the newly hatched fry were moved. |
Picture: It wasn't long after they ventured out that they started swimming throughout the tank. |
Picture: Both male and female worked together to get them moved. |
Picture: Female protecting her newly hatched fry. |
Picture: The egg site was picked clean of everything but the unfertile eggs. |
Picture: Cichlid Soup. |
Picture: Male and female after the transfer was complete. |
Picture: Male & Female swim in a cloud of fry. |
Managuense pair on a "leave of absence in the pond".
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Picture: A job well done...the Male "rewards" the Female. The Female reciprocates! |
The grow out tank for the Managuense |
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