Aquarium Forum A forum devoted to aquarium fish, plants, techniques and fish keeping as a whole. en Jaguar Chiclid. Info and Help<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'> <!-- --> </script> Origin Nicaragua and environs Maximum Size Males 16 inches. Females 14 inches. Sexing Males larger, more colorful, longer finned Housing Bigger the better Security Not a hider but needs space Temperature Prefers 75 to 80 Attitude Aggressive and hungry Foods Not picky Water Not picky Water Conditions: Jaguars readily adapt to a wide variety of water conditions. They color best when kept in clean water. Frequent water changes help bring out the violet sheen that makes them such knockouts at maturity. Appeal: Besides looking pretty, these guys eat like there&#8217;s no tomorrow. They attack goldfish unbelivably powerfully. Most fans like them because of their huge appetites. Others like the way they look. Size: Adults easily exceed a foot when kept in large aquaria. They grow larger than oscars if given 50 gallons of water per fish. Frequent water changes help them grow. Jumpers: For some strange reason Jaguars like to bail. You&#8217;d expect them to jump if kept with other biters and fighters. However, jaguars bail even when kept alone. Keep them tightly covered or expect to find them on the floor. A layer of duckweed on the top decreases their jumping activity. A well-secured cover works even better. Tank Mates: Looking for a mixer with other large cichlids? Mix your jaguars with other large, rowdy cichlids. Remember that big fish eat smaller fish. And if they can&#8217;t swallow them, big fish beat little fish. Foods: Feeding jaguars presents no problem. They love goldfish, crayfish, and nightcrawlers. They eagerly eat frozen plankton and krill. Ditto the freeze-dried ones. They also eat pellets. Give them pellets with carotenes to bring out their color Plants: Like all large cichlids, jaguars will rip up live plants. They also uproot plastic plants. If you use plastic plants, glue gravel onto their bases to keep them from floating. Glue on the gravel with aquarium sealer. Use the same color as your other gravel and your plants will always look planted. From Ackerz (I will post breeding info soon) original post: January 16, 2007, 4:42 pm Ackerz 2008-05-01 Answer no. 1 my fish is not floating right and is not sick but his tail is floating up zack attack 2008-05-09