Is it possible (or safe) to keep an Electric Blue and a Regular JD in the same aquarium? It's a standard size 125 gallon with rockwork and sand substrate. What about the addition of a Gold Severum and/or Blue Acara and/or Flier (Archocentrus centrarchus)?
They breed EBJDs that way. You can not breed two EBJDs because the babby are to weak and die off. The babby are standard JDs with the Blue Gene and you have to breed them with an EBJD and you will get 25 to 50% EBJDs.
However in my experience JDs and EBJDs dont get along to well they act like differant species until it's time to mate. A 125 should give you plenty of space and things should work out. Most breeders use a 55 gal on those. If you don't care about breeding you can ad 1 or 2 more north or south american cichlid to the tank. My Green Terror seems to get alone well with JDs. I have also had Convicts and Texas Cichlids. I would not add a pair of convicts or real large cichlids like oscars.
It can be done , but caution must be used. A tank with plenty of space and hiding places. The regular JD's tend to bully the EBJD's in many cases because they are smaller and less agressive.
Usualy the BLues are males if they make it to maturity they beat the females pretty bad. It is said if you get a female Ebjd the breeding can be tricky for the reason Buckjasson said. With my ebjd now that he is grown, he beat the female so bad that she isnt mating with the EBJD anymore.
Thie is why its best if you have a male EBJD because the standard female jack dempsey is hardyer fish the an ebjd
In My other tanks Im trying to pair my smaller ebjds with the Juv from the fish I have from the above pair. At this point everyone is getting alone fine.
So, if I'm not interested in breeding whatsoever, and the ebjd ends up being a male, are both being males ok? Or should I still get a female regular JD and hope they don't mate? Thanks for the replies!
Its really hard to say they all have such differant natures. YOur tank being the size it is you should be fine. Plus male EBJDs dont get as big. Start with a larger ebjd so it can have the edge and give them plenty of hiding space. You could get a few jacks and get rid of them as they grow to find the best combo. I think your just fine on tank space
