New fish!

[krytan]

I got my jd and 4 firemouths today, it took all day to find a jd around here none of my lfs stock them.
My jd is about 2 1/2" and my firemouths are about 1 1/2".

[Rbishop]

Looking good!

[scott-kim]

Thats a strange looking dempsey. It looks African
some nice firemouths. what size tank they in?

[flapper12]

That jd does look strange.

[krytan]

Thats a strange looking dempsey. It looks African
some nice firemouths. what size tank they in?

They are in a 68g but im going to upgrade to a 125g after i replace living room carpet early next year.

I hope it is a jd or i'll have to take him back!!!

[tarheels910]

Not a JD. Some type of Hap.

[krytan]

Nooooooo!!! :cry:

Does any one have a pic of a juvenile jd so i know what im looking for.

They were marked as jd's in the store. :mad2:

[scott-kim]

just google octofasciatus or jack dempsey cichlid
Did your LFS tell you that was a dempsey or was it just labled on the tank the african was in?

[krytan]

The weekend staff told me it was a jd but he was in a mixed tank with 4 other types of cichlids.
The tank had all their names on but i cant rememer what they were.

[MySpace Mike]

heres a Jack Dempsey

http://www.aqua-fish.net/imgs/articles/jack_dempsey_cichlid_1.jpg

[krytan]

Do they look like that as a juvenile?

I wanted a fish like yours but coulden't find any adults.

[scott-kim]

No, there not as colorful
This is a juvi

[Coler]

I would query whether that is a jack dempsey as well (the op's fish not the one above this post).

[MySpace Mike]

if jack dempseys are hard to find at your local fish stores, then i suggest ordering one from online, there are a few reputible online companies you can order from. Here's a site i will promise you will treat you right http://www.wildcichlids.net/cichlids_stocklist.html they have some Jack Dempsey Males for $5 plus shipping, this is the site I got my Electric Blue Jack Dempsey, few regular Jack Dempseys, and my Yellow Convicts from.

[krytan]

I've spoken with my lfs and they will take my wrong fish back and swap it. They say they have a jd there but he's only 1" and completely black. I'll have to compare with the pic above, if i'm not sure about him i'll try ordering on line as suggested.

Thanks for all info on this suspect fish.

[MySpace Mike]

A lot of juvenile Jack Dempseys are dark in color(black) however you should be able to notice the blue/greenish specs on them even when they are dark.