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Managuense Cichlid (Parachromis managuense)
Managuense Cichlid
Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
Managuense Cichlid (Parachromis managuense)

Quick Stats

Care Level Moderate
Temperament Aggressive
Color Form Black, White, Yellow
Diet Omnivore
Water Conditions 73-77° F, KH 10-15, pH 7.0-7.8
Max. Size 1' 6"
Family Cichlidae
Minimum Tank Size 50 gallons
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Care Level Moderate
Temperament Aggressive
Color Form Black, White, Yellow
Diet Omnivore
Water Conditions 73-77° F, KH 10-15, pH 7.0-7.8
Max. Size 1' 6"
Family Cichlidae
Minimum Tank Size 50 gallons
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Overview

The Managuense Cichlid, also known as the Aztec Cichlid and the Jaguar Cichlid, is a beautifully marked cichlid. Young Managuense Cichlids are dull silver/gold with spots running along their bodies. As they mature the dullness is even greater, until sexually mature when drab blotches become darker, eventually turning black with an irregular pattern like that of the jaguar cat. The background color is pearly with a light purple cast. These spots are less extreme in females. The lower lip often extends up over the upper lip, sometimes revealing some of the front teeth.

As a juvenile, the Managuense Cichlid can be housed in a 50 gallon minimum aquarium. The adult requires an aquarium no smaller then 70 gallons. They require plenty of open swimming room, as well as places to hide. The bottom of the tank should be coarse gravel, without plants, as the Managuense Cichlid is a burrower and will tear up plants.

Although this cichlid is a predator, it can be housed with other large cichlids, but sometimes will not tolerate other cichlids that are similar in color. Any fish that will fit into its mouth should not be kept in the same aquarium with the Managuense Cichlid.

The male is generally larger and has pointed dorsal and anal fins as well as being more brightly colored. Breeding in an aquarium is often difficult but Managuense Cichlids are excellent parents and form nuclear families. The female can spawn up to 5,000 yellow eggs.

The Managuense Cichlid is omnivorous and will eat most prepared and frozen foods including freeze-dried bloodworms, tubifex, and ocean plankton, as well as flake food and Cichlid pellets.

Approximate Purchase Size: 1" to 1-1/2"

Customer Testimonials

Heather S Gloversville , NY
I have a Managuense - or Jaguar - Cichlid that is at least three years old. It has grown very fast, and is now about 11 inches. I had it in with a Jack Dempsey of the same size, but it quickly outgrew the Dempsey and eventually killed it. Once it got the whole tank to itself (75 gallons) it got VERY territorial. Very aggressive, but also very beautiful. Definitely worth the effort to raise one. I wish I had gotten a pair, but I am not going to be able to find one big enough to share the tank with this one.
Jake C Wilmington , OH
My Managuenese Cichlid is a very nice looking fish and is very aggresive one of my most aggresive cichlids and I have six kinds of cichlids and they include an oscor, jack dempsey, green terror and others, its about four inches and already eats alot of feeder fish.
Thomas W Ventura , CA
My jag arrived exactly when they said it would. I couldn't believe how much care and expertise went into the packaging! He didn't appear stressed or faded at all upon acclimation. Word of warning though, the fish they send you is VERY small. Don't try throwing him in the display tank with a full grown jack or he'll easily be swallowed. I'm definitely going to buy fish from here again.
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