View Full Version : Growth rate of Jack Dempsey
CoCoFiShY
03-02-2003, 12:50 AM
how fast do Jack Dempseys grow..I need to know because i need to know when to get rdy to buy a new home for this fellow
stik6shift98
03-02-2003, 2:06 AM
it all dpends on the size of tank he is in now...
In my 125, my dempsey grew 1" per month until it was 6", then it's growth considerably slowed.
Jester313
03-03-2003, 11:08 PM
I have a mature (8") Jack Dempsey in a 55 gallon aquarium. I introduced two juveniles (2-3") last year in the hopes of one of them becoming a mate. It worked. One of the females grew alarmingly fast, she equaled the mature Dempsey in size in the course of about six months. The other juvenile Dempsey only grew about an inch in two months or so, and he went back to the LFS after it became apparent that I had a male and female.
I guess some fish just need a little motivation to grow.
P.S. - The Dempsey's have spawned about 4-5 times in the last six months or so.