Electric Blue Jack Dempseys

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I have a friend at work that came up to me today to ask what fish he could put in his 150 gallon aquairum. I asked him what he wanted and he said that he would want a big fish with an attitude. I told him about Jack Dempseys and jewel cichlids and such and then I showed him a picture of an electric blue Jack Dempsey and he said that is exactly what he wants. I have not had Jack Dempseys in years and when I did I never had a big one. I was wondering if there are any tank mates that he can put with them. He read on the internet that you can put silver dollars in with them, is that true? I want to be able to give him as much information as possible and even steer him in a different direction if need be, I explained to him the attention a tank requires and he says that is fine with him. Any information on these wonderful will be greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance for any knowledge.
Darin
 
Ok here we go, are you ready??

Haha just kidding, as for the Electric Blue Jack Dempsey they are not as aggressive as regular Dempseys. They are more relaxed and harder to care for, there are stories of people ordering Electric Blue Dempseys just to have they die right away. As juveniles they are more prone to diseases, so i suggest for him to buy them 4" or bigger. They can be housed with silver dollars, other cichlids, pleco's, catfish, etc....

My 6" EBJD Male is housed with a 4" regular Dempsey Female, and a 6" Pleco, but I had 2" baby Convict Cichlids in the tank with him before with out him attacking them. He only harasses the 4" Female Dempsey, doesnt try to bite her just chase her for a second then stops.

They are not a hybred species as thought, they are actual color morphs of the original Jack Dempsey, they were never seen before due to they are smaller in size, and were regarded to as "runts" and taken from the fry and thrown away. Until a guy found one with the great coloring and kept it.

Again as juveniles under 4" they are prone to diseases easier, and die easier than adult EBJD's. Water conditions need to be monitored at all times for signs on infection and stress. Water Parameters are pretty much the same as a regular Dempsey. The PH in my tank is 7.6 which is perfect for them. He needs to make sure he does his weekly 25% water changes and water tests on the tank. Let him know not to use a wide variety of meds when treating any diseases the fish may get, tell him to use Pimafix and Melafix. I feed mine HBH Super Soft Pellets, Cichlid Stix, and frozen Brine Shrimp.

I'm actually expecting two baby 2" Electric Blue Jack Dempseys tomorrow morning, that I will put into one of my tank until they are larg enough to be put in with my other EBJD.
 
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Here is the 2 EBJDs I got a few weeks ago. They are at 1.75" or there abouts.
I have them housed in a old convict growout tank a 29g. With them is a 1" convict female, and a 2" jaguar.
The Large EBJD (top photo) is my babys daddy.

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My 6" EBJD Male carries the blue gene but he doesnt allow the Female Dempsey near him, so there goes trying to breed them, thats why I bought 2 more EBJD Juveniles, hoping one or both will be female so I can try to breed my male.
 
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