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	turquoise jewel cichlids
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	I just went to petco to buy a net and there was a pair of turquoise jewel cichlids with a bunch of fry. I did not know they bred so readily in captivity to even breed in a petco tank! Does anyone have any info about these fish? What size tank do they need, they are really pretty!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	[link=here]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/bluejewel.xml" style="COLOR: #FF3300[/link] is the fishprofiles.com profile of the Jewel cichlid. If you can't find all the information you're looking for just let us know what else you'd like to know about them. You can also do a quick google search for "Hemichromis bimaculatus".
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	its says they are hard to breed, but these had bred in 10 gallon at petco, is this abnormal? Also, are they usually hard to find or expensive fish?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	its says they are hard to breed, Are you talking about in the profile on this site? It says it can be difficult to determine the gender but I don't see where it says they're difficult to breed. Honestly I don't know how hard they are to breed. I've only kept 1 jewel and that was several years ago. The little guy/gal jumped out of the tank. Jewel cichlids are very, very common and therefore should be fairly cheap.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	therefore should be fairly cheap I learned that for myself recently when visiting a lfs who had juveniles 3 for $1.99! Last edited by Theresa_M at 21-Mar-2005 07:33 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	What size tank do they need?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	They were so pretty! I really want to get cichlids, but i already have rams in my twenty so i would like a bigger cichlid for another tank, but not that big of a tank (i have no space in my room!)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
RustyBlade Mega Fish Posts: 987 Kudos: 1667 Votes: 391 Registered: 23-Apr-2003	These guys breed very well and easily if they pair up. A regular sized 3ft tank makes a great breeding tank for them but you could probably do it in a 2ft? They get quite agressive if they're breeding and attack other tank mates. You could have one in a 3ft with other smaller cichlids if that's what you wanted.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	So could i have one pair in a two foot? how many gallons is that aproximately?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	you could probably get by with a pair in a 20 gallon. just keep an eye on them to make sure they don't become aggressive towards each other.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	So a ten would definitley not work?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
kmpaton Hobbyist Posts: 91 Kudos: 75 Votes: 36 Registered: 26-Feb-2005	Negative
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	So a ten would definitley not work? Long-term...no. You could grow a few out in a 10 though and move them to a bigger tank at around 2-3" or so.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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