Pics of my new Electric Blue Jack Dempsey

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Thanks for all your lovely comments!

When I say sparse I mean that there's not many fish but it will all be in good time :)

I thought it would be good to create a large open space at the front for swimming and decor right at the back for hiding!
 
Great lookin fish!! Can't wait to get mine. I think from what I have seen and read about EBJD, your he mayb a she! Just see what the fin stucture turns into. Usualll the males with develop a longer, pointier tip. Your blue has an abrupt, stubby structure, which usually means female.

All in all, Great Fish!:naughty::grinno:
 
I do not agree at all that "pointy fins" suggests male nor that "rounded fins" suggests female when it comes to Blue Dempseys...

And I have raised both (proven) males and (proven) females (plural for both) to adulthood...

Try to avoid spreading "he said / she said" type information...


There are no known ways to sex Blue dempseys other than A) breeding & B) Venting...

Note the long dorsal and anal fins on both the male and the female pictured here...
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The females anal fin is actually a bit longer than the males... Dorsal fins are about the same...


Even with species that do develop visual distinctions between male and female, they are usually quite unreliable until the fish reaches sexual maturity.
 
OMG! I was taught so wrong.. Thanks for setting me straight. Those are some great looking fish. I just got mine today, he OR she is 1.5 in. Too early to tell what I got. Can you give me any advise nc_nutcase?
 
Here is a pic, sorry for the quality. He or she is swimmin away exploring new territory!!!:grinno: Hope to get better ones soon!!
 
He looks really lovely, but is it the camera flash or is there a problem with his eyes?
 
I had 2 EBJD ended up givin them away bc there not as agressive as a "Jack Dempsey". There very beautiful, a guy at my local pet store told me if I bought a certain bulb it really brings out the blue.
 
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