I'm starting to think it's not a JD?

[Batmanjay28]

I've had this "JD" for about 7 months. When I got it it was very plain and pale. But the more she grows the more I think she's not a JD but something else. She is about 5 1/2 inches.Take a look. Does anyone have any idea what this fish is, or is it a JD?http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o226/Batmanjay28/Jaysonsfish030.jpg http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o226/Batmanjay28/Jaysonsfish005.jpg

He is a pic of my 7 inch female texas cichlid....http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o226/Batmanjay28/Jaysonsfish017-1.jpg

 

[balton777]

Looks like a JD to me.

 

[cichlidkeeper91]

Yes it is a jack dempsey. Just a different shaped one.

 

[MacFish]

Not like any Dempsey I've seen. Got any more pics? First one is a little blurry and the angle of the second one doesn't really show it's true shape.

 

[balton777]

I think it looks like a JD but with a tall body. Maybe a hybrid? hmmm

You know MacFish you just might be on to something. That second pic looks weird now that I've really looked at it. I thought originally it was just a funny angle.

 

[Ghost_knife]

It's a hybrid of a texas or something like one, it's a female if you care.

 

[KingOfTheDeep]

it looks like it could be a hybrid...BUT..

dempseys sometimes take different shapes due to tank space or water conditions

i know of true JD's with higher looking bodies like texas cichlids

i'd say its just something that happens..

 

[ScottoMacD]

It's a hybrid of a texas or something like one, it's a female if you care.

I agree. Not a dempsey. Atleast not a true dempsey. My guess would be a carpintis, or it's cousin a texas. But I am leaning more towards the Carrpintis. The color scheme is very similar to mine when breeding or in an aggressive stand the head goes light and the rest of the fishes body behind the gills goes very dark.

The carpintis and texas are almost the exact same with the texas spots being much smaller and more numerous as oppose to the carpintis that has less spots and the spots tend to be much larger.

 

[rmcder]

Looks like a dempsey-texas mix of some kind. Coloring is dempsey-like, but in the second picture, the body looks a lot like a texas.

 

[adoani]

I have to say it looks like a perfect mix of my JD and my Texas.........Almost as if you took a picture of each one and morphed em.......