Freshwater
Jaguar guapote
Parachromis managuensis
Cichlidae, Cichlasomatinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 55 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 3,529 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Introduced to Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hong Kong SAR China, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, and 3 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabits lakes, preferring turbid waters and mud bottoms of the highly eutrophic lakes. Found in springs and ponds over detritus and sand bottom. Commonly found in very warm, oxygen depleted inundation lakes. Highly predaceous, feeding mainly on small fishes and macroinvertebrates. Oviparous, spawns in batches. Maximum length 63 cm TL.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Cichlasoma managuense
- Cichlasoma managueuse
- Cichlosoma managuense
- Herichthys managuense
- Heros managuensis
- Nandopsis managuense
In other languages
- Jaguarciklide
- Jaguarcichlid
- Jaguarcichlide
- Pantterikirjoahven
- Aztec cichlid, Guapote tigre, Jaguar cichlid, Managuense, Spotted guapote, Tiger guapote
Articles
All articles
How to set up a Central American aquarium5 min read
Hard, alkaline water, sand and rock: an aquarium from the rivers and lakes of Mexico and Central America, with cichlids and livebearers.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
Ich (white spot)4 min read
The most common disease in aquarium fish. How to recognize it, why it shows up, and how to get rid of it.