Jaguar Cichlid

Jaguar cichlids, or Guapote tigres, are native to Central America. In the 1960s they became popular aquarium fish and established beyond their native habitat in neighbouring countries, then rapidly expanded to countries around the world.
The freshwater Jaguar cichlid is native to Central America where it can be found in lakes, ponds and springs in Nicaragua, Honduras and Nicaragua. Today, the Jaguar cichlid has been introduced by man to a majority of the other Central American countries, the United States, Mexico, Cuba and Singapore.
The common name of the long, oval- shaped strong Jaguar cichlid comes from scales that give the body a yellow-bronze color decorated with black markings – resembling a Jaguar pelt. Like most cichlids, they also change color as they mature, with young being a drab silver color. At maturity, the dull silver changes to dark black on the males but are somewhat lighter on females. The lower lip has two to four small incisor teeth.