In my last thread I posted that I got 4 jags. I thought I might keep a little journal here so that others can learn about them and even provide some info.
The jags are about 3", all in a planted 10g quarantine tank. Select jags will be moved into my 100g tank after the Q-tank period.
After about a day in the tank, they began getting a little territorial. This was obvious, as the tank is far too small, but there are many hiding spots, and 10g Q-tanks are much easier to medicate in. I'm currently medicating for possible internal parasites. I'm using Metrozindale, about 200Mg every other day.
Their behavior is typical of aggressive cichlids. I've already noticed the dominant one of the tank. There is one passive one that stays away from all the others, but doesn't exactly hide either. The other two have been lip-locked all day in a fight for territory and dominance. It's nothing too violent. They all stop to enjoy feeding time.
They eat readily. For their first couple of meals I fed them Tetra-Min Pro for vitamins to improve their coloration. Fish always look better when you get them a diet with good fish food than what's fed in the LFS. They accepted the flakes hesitantly, but seemed to be disappointed. This morning I fed them bloodworms and was blown away at the sheer amount that they could eat (they are carnivorous fish after all), along with the size of their mouths! I was dropping in pretty large chunks and was in awe of their ability to just open wide and swallow. Holy cow these guys could swallow a neon whole! Their mouths expand larger than my adult convicts!
It will be very interesting to observe their interactions over the next week.
The jags are about 3", all in a planted 10g quarantine tank. Select jags will be moved into my 100g tank after the Q-tank period.
After about a day in the tank, they began getting a little territorial. This was obvious, as the tank is far too small, but there are many hiding spots, and 10g Q-tanks are much easier to medicate in. I'm currently medicating for possible internal parasites. I'm using Metrozindale, about 200Mg every other day.
Their behavior is typical of aggressive cichlids. I've already noticed the dominant one of the tank. There is one passive one that stays away from all the others, but doesn't exactly hide either. The other two have been lip-locked all day in a fight for territory and dominance. It's nothing too violent. They all stop to enjoy feeding time.
They eat readily. For their first couple of meals I fed them Tetra-Min Pro for vitamins to improve their coloration. Fish always look better when you get them a diet with good fish food than what's fed in the LFS. They accepted the flakes hesitantly, but seemed to be disappointed. This morning I fed them bloodworms and was blown away at the sheer amount that they could eat (they are carnivorous fish after all), along with the size of their mouths! I was dropping in pretty large chunks and was in awe of their ability to just open wide and swallow. Holy cow these guys could swallow a neon whole! Their mouths expand larger than my adult convicts!
It will be very interesting to observe their interactions over the next week.
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But just obseriving them in the LFS is a treat.