questions on breeding jag's

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I am currently looking in to setting up a tank to breed jaguar cichlids.

I have read they can be quite prolific and breed constantly when a pair is formed, its the getting the pair that has me thinking now.

I know that if you buy a "proven breeding pair" then you should usually doubt what you are getting and even if they are indeed a proven pair you cant be sure they will continue to be a pair in a new tank.

If i were to just buy a male and female jag and put them both in the tank what are the chances of them meeting up??

would i have a better chance if i bought a mixed bag of juveniles and let them form their own pairs??

any help would be most appreciated i would love to breed these beautiful fish :) :)
 
Just a male and a female may or may not be compatible. That is not the route which I would choose.

The mixed bag approach is probably the best one, but make sure that you buy them from different shipments, or else in-breeding might happen (they are usually bro/sis if from the same shipment, esp. at mom/pop stores). Buying from two or three places, and then getting a total of 6-9 juveniles will help to mitigate that.

People are always looking for somewhat grown up jags, so, once a pair forms, I don't think that you'll have a problem with selling the leftovers.
 
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