hello! im thinking about getting two EBJDs for my thirty gallon tank. I don't know all that much about them though so i figured i would be safe and come here for questions.
here i go
1. i heard that they are one of the least aggressive and can even be kept with neons. is this true?
2. what are the ideal water parameters?
3. are they difficult to to take care of? i have heard both that they are easy and difficult.
4. what is the ideal diet?
thanks
1. EBJD aren't that unaggresive I've had mine pin down feeder fish ment for an arowana. They can be pretty unaggresive but should not be kept with small tetra. Remember if it fits in a fishs mouth they'll eat it.
2. Warmer water, I keep mine at 85°F. Clean water. When I say clean I mean CLEAN I do daily water changes in holding tanks for young EBJD and my grow outs. If you see left over food at the bottom clean that tank! Keep it crystal clear. You may want to invest in a UV sterilizer.
3. Yes they are quite difficult to raise if kept in small tanks and bought at a small size. You should have some knowledge on raising fry IMO before purchasing one, you'll most likely only find small 1.5 under ones at the LFS. Knowing how to care for small fish and feeding them properly will give you a great advantage. Another thing, BUY FROM A BEEDER. Might not always be possible but trust me it's a lot safer than buying from the LFS.
4. Diet needs to included, amino acids, protein, and calcium. Now a lot of fish diets have this it's the quality. I suggest feeding freeze dried river shrimp, frozen blood worms, frozen brine shrimp, freeze dried brine Shrimp, high protein cichlid pellets (I use Xtreme) and the night crawler every few months or so.
Now you plan on putting this into a 30 gallon, this will work for awhile but only as a grow out. You can not house the EBJD in there for life, they do grow slow and smaller quarters does give you a better chance to observe them. If you do this keep a single EBJD in the tank until I reaches about 4in the move to a 55 or larger.
Hope this helps