Years ago the Jewel I had was Dominant over both my JD & Convict. My Oscar & Severum were both too big to mess with. But then I got an Auratus that took over until I got my most aggressive fish; M Vermiverus.
how is the cleaning and maintnence of the smaller rocks in your tank?. ive been wanting to put smaller rocks or even sand in my tank but im not sure if its easy to keep clean
Man i love this video. I just think its bad ass, the way that JEWEL CICHLID stands up to a bigger fish. He has alot of heart. That fish is gangsta, id pay top dollar to keep that fish.
I dig your severums, looking nice! Where'd u get ur TX from? Are they store or wild caughts? I tried to video response with my 6 baby tx cichlids eating mosquito fry. I caught them with a dipnet in southern texas. cheers
Actually, jewels come from West Africa in the same waters the Kribensis is found - they wouldn't do to well in rift lake conditions (and probably wouldn't hang with the insane aggression of mbuna). They adapt pretty well to typical Central/South American water conditions, and will usually work well with medium/medium large cichlids of those regions.
They look a little under fed but colours are great. How big is the tank? Seem a bit too crowded unless every fish you had decided to collect in the corner while you were video taping :)
i recently bought 3 jewel bimaculatus i think , but they are the best purchase ive ever made , they can cope with fish much bigger cos they are so fast and confident very much like convicts and we all know how tough they are
My Texas has really sharp teeth .. He has nearly taken chunks out of my hand a few times ... Thats why I wear leather gloves when i arrange his tank... The pet store never said they were like piranhas
@GlenS4 Thank you very much. I was afraid that the male might kill the female and wasn't sure if a 30 gallon was enough room for a female to escape from an aggressive male but will not get a pair. Granted going to use driftwood,etc as visual barriers. Thanks
Yeah this is an example of what not to do with cichlids, since this tank was obviously way too small. The poster said this was just temporary, so that's good, but obviously even temporary takes a risk, since they could have killed each-other. Cichlids need space; the more the better, especially with this many different fish in the tank; they had no "territory" to establish in this tank setting. Poor parrot was getting slapped about and he wanted nothing to do with either of them!
My jewel attacks everyone, including convicts, green terror and firemouth. The only one he leaves alone is a juvi yellow lab that follows the jewel around the tank.
What cichlids do you think can go with clarias batrachus? i have kept a lot........ of cichlids and none of them can stand up to my clarias.. I have a list of cichlids on my channel. Check it out and reply me.
@jail229 you hav to what texas or jewel? if it jewel no. but if its 2 texas then its still not cramped because there only 2" but when they get a bit bigger i will be im gettin either a juvenile-dovii,jag,dempsy or texas for my 10 gallon for tempory to bring them up so i can put it with my super red male flowerhorn witch is 5" in a 55 gallon or with my 8" jardini saratoga in his 90 gallon
I was thinking of one pair of jewel cichlids for a 30 gallon long tank (36 inch long but think only 12 inches wide) . They will be only fish. Do you think it can be done ot to dangerous for the female? thanks
all those fish have similiar temperment so there shouldnt be a problem . I keep my jewel with other african cichlids and they all leave each other alone
i have pair of jewels and 1 taxas not as big as that but i think my jewel is the same size. in my tank jewel own but they only get aggressive when they are having babys other then that they are good. i have some of up to 5 baby's of the pair grown to 3" and in community fish tank. they do kill each other out but i have got more baby's on the way and had about 20 of they grown to 1-2" and then another 10. problem now is that the tanks are getting expansive and probably get to much.
I was gonna get a jewel cichlid last week but the guy at the LFS told me they were too aggressive for my convict and firemouth now I can see what he means
@ez0429 i have a 6" red oscar, two 7" blood red parrots, 2 pleco one is 8" and other is about 5", one 7" striped raphael catfish, and three 3" jewel cichlids... The fatter blood red parrot runs the tank, the oscar isnt afraid of any of the fish in there but he is weary about messing with the parrot (i dont know why cause they have stupid mouths and cant do anything), the oscar sometimes gets excited thinking the jewels are feeders lol... but the jewels chase down guppies better than the others
wow really. cool. i have a RUthless male melanochromis auratus. That so far has killed convicts, green terror, electric blue hap, and a jack dempsey. Ima get me some of these cichlids. U think they can stand a chance ?
maybe you guys can help me out: I have a 55 gallon Malawii set-up and my Red Jewel has bread with my Turquoise Jewel. Now I have about a million baby Jewel Cichlids in my tank. The parents are REALLY protective. Should I leave the fry alone or remove from the tank?
my male jewel sadly died few weeks ago he was 2 and a half years old and lived with one tankmate , my big male salvini, after killing his girlfriend who he breeded with many times, he disposed of weaker male fish very quickly, he had a gill tumour that killed him but he was by far the toughest fish i have ever owned or came across, pound for pound a true warrior with huge personality as well
Red Jewel Cichild Aggression Level: These are one of the most aggressive tropical fish kept these cichlids will terrorize and kill the entire tank sometimes including their breeding mate.
My Jewel Cichlid is like 8'' long and he would own ur fish. he already killed a lobster and a yellow lab, i found it on the floor when I went to the store and he was still alive and i put him back in the tank, then he died a few days later, and the yellow lab he just abused to no end.
Ya its like they havent been good feeding right? I had several fishes and I had the same problems the jewel and Texas fight often like they hate each other and the jewels turns red bright!!! a shame both are amazing animals!!
Within 30 minutes of relocating the tank boss, he is ruling over my much larger tank with lots of fish that are larger than he is. He's obviously an alpha that wants complete control of the tank. I don't think he's strong enough to kill any other fish in the tank. I'm hoping it will work out. Time will tell. Seeing how my Jewels were in terror in the other tank and the dominance he has displayed since I moved him to the larger tank with more fish, more structure and more water, I think I was right to move the tank boss to the larger tank. If the boss turns all my other cichlids colorless, then he will need to go. I've never killed a fish or sold a fish from my tanks. But I can't have an alpha fish terrorizing every other fish in the tank.
I have to get rid om my texas cichlid. im tired of it rearranging my tank and attacking the pump. hes in a 55 with a smaller one and the small one is just mellow.
I had chromis handsome 15cm pazhaluy Samoya aggressive fish . I've seen aquarium 2.5 tons out there on the bottom of the chromis to 25 - 28cm 8 - 10p other cichlids swimming only at the top , the bottom is the copyright of only chromis size of the others were cichlids takiezhe or more.
African cichlid vs American cichlid fighting behavior is very different, as you can see from the culture shock that occurs: Texas: bro stop chasing my tail I'm trying to fight Jewel: wtf stop kissing me ewww weirdo
All the other fish are like fuck this I'm staying out of this one.
Very nice Jewel , my Jewels are hyper aggressive , I can only imagine what they'd be like if they grew as large as other Cichlids.....
They’d prolly make dovi look like lil kids lol
wow what guts that jewel has, I currently keep a 3" texas with my 11' Oscar and he holds his own no problem. Great video ty for sharing!
Years ago the Jewel I had was Dominant over both my JD & Convict. My Oscar & Severum were both too big to mess with. But then I got an Auratus that took over until I got my most aggressive fish; M Vermiverus.
Respect to the small brave fish : )
how is the cleaning and maintnence of the smaller rocks in your tank?. ive been wanting to put smaller rocks or even sand in my tank but im not sure if its easy to keep clean
Man i love this video. I just think its bad ass, the way that JEWEL CICHLID stands up to a bigger fish. He has alot of heart. That fish is gangsta, id pay top dollar to keep that fish.
awesome, what is the fish with the orange head and black stripes?
I dig your severums, looking nice! Where'd u get ur TX from? Are they store or wild caughts? I tried to video response with my 6 baby tx cichlids eating mosquito fry. I caught them with a dipnet in southern texas.
cheers
I have found Jewels to be far less aggresive when they have grown up without the influence of they're parents.
My favorite youtube fish fight. Go to 1:40 and you will notice texas cichlid lost a big piece of its bottom fin. Jewel cichlid is thug.
YOU DIDN'T EVEN SEE THE JEWEL GO INTO AFTERBURNER. i DID WHEN THEY BRED WITH EACH OTHER, MY JEWEL BEAT THE WHOLE TANK OF CICHLIDS 3 TIMES THEIR SIZE.
I just got one yesterday and I choose the most calm one. His been hiding since. But this guy is out of control I love him.
Texas is lucky the Jewel doesn't get as big..Both are great fish to raise !
I have 2 Jewels in a 29gal, a Texas cich in a 125gal, was thinking about adding the jewels to the big tank but the tex is meeaan. Opinions?
Actually, jewels come from West Africa in the same waters the Kribensis is found - they wouldn't do to well in rift lake conditions (and probably wouldn't hang with the insane aggression of mbuna). They adapt pretty well to typical Central/South American water conditions, and will usually work well with medium/medium large cichlids of those regions.
i liked how this fight got pretty technical... good fight.
Great video!
They look a little under fed but colours are great. How big is the tank? Seem a bit too crowded unless every fish you had decided to collect in the corner while you were video taping :)
wat filter yo using ?
i recently bought 3 jewel bimaculatus i think , but they are the best purchase ive ever made , they can cope with fish much bigger cos they are so fast and confident very much like convicts and we all know how tough they are
My Texas has really sharp teeth .. He has nearly taken chunks out of my hand a few times ... Thats why I wear leather gloves when i arrange his tank... The pet store never said they were like piranhas
your video showing never kept jewel with texas. but i want to keep both of them together in medium size aquarium. is it possible for ever?
whats size tank? awesome fish!!
@GlenS4
Thank you very much. I was afraid that the male might kill the female and wasn't sure if a 30 gallon was enough room for a female to escape from an aggressive male but will not get a pair.
Granted going to use driftwood,etc as visual barriers.
Thanks
what's the fish @0:08 with the black stripes im new to cichlids and that fish looks awesome.
You can deff tell the texas cichlid was getting frustrated at the end
Yeah this is an example of what not to do with cichlids, since this tank was obviously way too small. The poster said this was just temporary, so that's good, but obviously even temporary takes a risk, since they could have killed each-other. Cichlids need space; the more the better, especially with this many different fish in the tank; they had no "territory" to establish in this tank setting. Poor parrot was getting slapped about and he wanted nothing to do with either of them!
Dang that jewel cichlid bit off part of that Texas cichlids fin woah!
Dude.. that Jewel knows how to scrap......
My jewel attacks everyone, including convicts, green terror and firemouth. The only one he leaves alone is a juvi yellow lab that follows the jewel around the tank.
which is the red striped fish
The jewels are awesome
What cichlids do you think can go with clarias batrachus? i have kept a lot........ of cichlids and none of them can stand up to my clarias.. I have a list of cichlids on my channel. Check it out and reply me.
Why do you have severums in a tank with jewels and texas cichlids?
@jail229 you hav to what texas or jewel? if it jewel no.
but if its 2 texas then its still not cramped because there only 2" but when they get a bit bigger i will be im gettin either a juvenile-dovii,jag,dempsy or texas for my 10 gallon for tempory to bring them up so i can put it with my super red male flowerhorn witch is 5" in a 55 gallon or with my 8" jardini saratoga in his 90 gallon
Wow thats a nice texas cichlid. Great music too, whats the song called
can you keep Jewels with Discus, Blue Rams, Festiviums and Angels? thanx
I was thinking of one pair of jewel cichlids for a 30 gallon long tank (36 inch long but think only 12 inches wide) . They will be only fish.
Do you think it can be done ot to dangerous for the female?
thanks
Dayum protectin' the family jewels lol.
Wheres part Two ?? Damn it I was into this Fight.
@cichlids2292 yea man ill check it out, but hey did u check out that video of the snapping turtle destroying the texas cichlid?
awsome sevrum
My jewel Cichlid is doing fine in my Oscars ,Jack Dempsey , Green terror , Dinosaur Bichir , and african Cichlid
that was a good fight
all those fish have similiar temperment so there shouldnt be a problem . I keep my jewel with other african cichlids and they all leave each other alone
This is epic
Nice vid cool Texas
i have pair of jewels and 1 taxas not as big as that but i think my jewel is the same size. in my tank jewel own but they only get aggressive when they are having babys other then that they are good. i have some of up to 5 baby's of the pair grown to 3" and in community fish tank. they do kill each other out but i have got more baby's on the way and had about 20 of they grown to 1-2" and then another 10. problem now is that the tanks are getting expansive and probably get to much.
nice video quality btw...
I have about 30 jewel cichlids. They keep having babies!
I was gonna get a jewel cichlid last week but the guy at the LFS told me they were too aggressive for my convict and firemouth now I can see what he means
yea i think thats my pick lil brave heart
@ez0429 i have a 6" red oscar, two 7" blood red parrots, 2 pleco one is 8" and other is about 5", one 7" striped raphael catfish, and three 3" jewel cichlids... The fatter blood red parrot runs the tank, the oscar isnt afraid of any of the fish in there but he is weary about messing with the parrot (i dont know why cause they have stupid mouths and cant do anything), the oscar sometimes gets excited thinking the jewels are feeders lol... but the jewels chase down guppies better than the others
wow really. cool. i have a RUthless male melanochromis auratus. That so far has killed convicts, green terror, electric blue hap, and a jack dempsey. Ima get me some of these cichlids. U think they can stand a chance ?
dude my baby flowerhorn is the same way.she takes on a whole school of jewels and always wins, its the funniest thing ever
I'm breeding my male jewel cichlid with a female salvini cichlid 😊
I'm breeding my male jewel cichlid with a female salvini cichlid 😊
I LIKE
maybe you guys can help me out: I have a 55 gallon Malawii set-up and my Red Jewel has bread with my Turquoise Jewel. Now I have about a million baby Jewel Cichlids in my tank. The parents are REALLY protective. Should I leave the fry alone or remove from the tank?
my male jewel sadly died few weeks ago he was 2 and a half years old and lived with one tankmate , my big male salvini, after killing his girlfriend who he breeded with many times, he disposed of weaker male fish very quickly, he had a gill tumour that killed him but he was by far the toughest fish i have ever owned or came across, pound for pound a true warrior with huge personality as well
@korva23222 after a few minutes of fighting they establish who's dominant then rarely fight after
not surprised, i added a male jewel today, there was already a female and he attacked my 5 inch red devil
yup they will man.
To be fair, the texas is pretty small, and the jewel is pretty big.
Ashraf Farid the jewel is the smaller red fish
Yes he know he means its big for a jewel and small for a texas
It's like juvenile texas vs adult jewel
Red Jewel Cichild Aggression Level: These are one of the most aggressive tropical fish kept these cichlids will terrorize and kill the entire tank sometimes including their breeding mate.
Why are their bellies are concave?
persistent little guy!
lol, my female green terror (9cm) killed my 15cm clarisas :S.
BTW. COOL VIDEO!
damn the jewel ripped a chunk out of the texas fin at 1:38
My Jewel Cichlid is like 8'' long and he would own ur fish. he already killed a lobster and a yellow lab, i found it on the floor when I went to the store and he was still alive and i put him back in the tank, then he died a few days later, and the yellow lab he just abused to no end.
i wonder who won which it looks like the jewel cichlid??
Boss Battle
nice fish
Those are Carpintis (or Blue Texas)
i have a jewel and i love them. :)
Ya its like they havent been good feeding right? I had several fishes and I had the same problems the jewel and Texas fight often like they hate each other and the jewels turns red bright!!! a shame both are amazing animals!!
QUEM GANHO?
Within 30 minutes of relocating the tank boss, he is ruling over my much larger tank with lots of fish that are larger than he is. He's obviously an alpha that wants complete control of the tank. I don't think he's strong enough to kill any other fish in the tank. I'm hoping it will work out. Time will tell. Seeing how my Jewels were in terror in the other tank and the dominance he has displayed since I moved him to the larger tank with more fish, more structure and more water, I think I was right to move the tank boss to the larger tank. If the boss turns all my other cichlids colorless, then he will need to go. I've never killed a fish or sold a fish from my tanks. But I can't have an alpha fish terrorizing every other fish in the tank.
jewel cichlids are declared a noxious pest here where i live so we can get fined for keeping them... :( sad
I'm talking about that other fish in the background LOL
jewels are the best cichlid out of all cichlids
What about red devils?
I have to get rid om my texas cichlid. im tired of it rearranging my tank and attacking the pump. hes in a 55 with a smaller one and the small one is just mellow.
heros severum
the bellies are concave if its a male the female is more rounded :)
my jewel was really really aggressive picking fights with convicts
I hope none of them were killed before they could be sold....
I had chromis handsome 15cm pazhaluy Samoya aggressive fish . I've seen aquarium 2.5 tons out there on the bottom of the chromis to 25 - 28cm 8 - 10p other cichlids swimming only at the top , the bottom is the copyright of only chromis size of the others were cichlids takiezhe or more.
woah dude these r sum stubborn fish, funny cuz nothing actually happens when they fight, no one dies lol
Fish fighting=Lots of random make out sessions..
baby Oscar maybe
my giraffe hap is like that always chalenging outhers
Lol 1:00 the smaller fish got owned...and at if you pause at 2:07 the other fish that was standing around got cranked with him...
@Gtwo13 in my 20 i have 4 little cichlids
jewels dont care how big you are they will fight anyone
Lol.... I have had plenty of jewel cichlids and iv never had one do well with American cichlids..
My Jewels are in a 10gallon and they don't even fight.Don't worry 30gallon upgrade coming soon.
a jewel should only be kept in a African cichlid tank..
African cichlid vs American cichlid fighting behavior is very different, as you can see from the culture shock that occurs:
Texas: bro stop chasing my tail I'm trying to fight
Jewel: wtf stop kissing me ewww weirdo
Brave Jewel? Try crazy. I have a Jewel cichlid and he'll attack and eat anything. That tank is ridiculously overstocked.
My jewel cichlid got killed by jack Dempsey and convicts
tank looks way too small....go on craigslist and get a cheap big aquarium like my 110 gallon for 275$ including all the works
My jewel is the sam way with much larger jack Dempsey I have
certainly not like my jewel. texas cichlid chases him and he just slowly swims away