New healthy EbJd juvy

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I can never resist when I see a healthy electric blue w/ no deformities or mutations.
This little guy was active and already eating .5mm NLS so I snagged him.

I've raised plenty of ebjd successfully in the past, so hopefully we can see this guy turn into a stunner!
Feel free to post pics of your juvy ebjd's ;)
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Hi do you have any tips on raising healthy ebjd every time I try they die for no reason

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Perfect little blue! Nice score! Here's one of my grow outs with possibly his future mate. He's one of the few I have left from my first successful spawn. Sorry for the poor phone pic.uploadfromtaptalk1389958365733.jpg

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Very nice blue with some deep colors! keep the pics coming

orionxtr said:
Hi do you have any tips on raising healthy ebjd every time I try they die for no reason

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Sure ill give you a brief run down.
There is a reason why they die and usually it is because of stress.
Ebjd have very sensitive and weak immune systems as well as digestive systems, so certain pre cautions should be taken.
First thing first, raise them solitary in a clean home. Feed a low protein diet high in garlic (NLS) preferably flakes at a young age as too many pellets can cause them to bloat into SBD.
Keep temps cooler but not too cold as ick could occur.
If at any point you notice stress and/or white poop, begin an all natural epsom salt treatment that is gentle on there system and will flush out any parasites.
Also, I personally always add probiotics to the tank as it is a really good disease-preventative against all external and internal diseases.
Again, stress is the main factor that causes their already weak immune systems to fail so keeping that as low as possible is a must.
Good luck

Lets see some more future stunners :D


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Endo said:
Very nice blue with some deep colors! keep the pics coming



Sure ill give you a brief run down.
There is a reason why they die and usually it is because of stress.
Ebjd have very sensitive and weak immune systems as well as digestive systems, so certain pre cautions should be taken.
First thing first, raise them solitary in a clean home. Feed a low protein diet high in garlic (NLS) preferably flakes at a young age as too many pellets can cause them to bloat into SBD.
Keep temps cooler but not too cold as ick could occur.
If at any point you notice stress and/or white poop, begin an all natural epsom salt treatment that is gentle on there system and will flush out any parasites.
Also, I personally always add probiotics to the tank as it is a really good disease-preventative against all external and internal diseases.
Again, stress is the main factor that causes their already weak immune systems to fail so keeping that as low as possible is a must.
Good luck

Lets see some more future stunners :D


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This. I went through 2 of them and no dice. Couldn't get them past a month until I got my 3rd one and took someone's advice on raising them by themselves. So far 3 months and he eats like a pig. So I guess having ebjd fry by themselves until they reach 3-4" is the best and less stressful way. I will say this. About 2 weeks ago my ebjd fry did get ick. It was probably cause I didn't do my weekly water change. But I did cure him the next couple of days and continued the treatment for the 2 days after just in case. But all is well and good luck on raising a ebjd fry. They are hard little sucker to raise.

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Although I agree with most of what has been said about successfully keeping EBJD's, I do not 100% agree that they should be kept by themselves. I believe that tank mates just must be carefully chosen. I have always kept my Juvi EBJD's with other fish. They work quite well in a nonaggressive community tank. With this being said, overstocking is a definite no no, over-filtration is a plus, and a UV sterilizer isn't a bad idea either. And of course the fun ends and just begins when your EBJD starts making lunch out of its tank mates!

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Bktgifridays said:
Although I agree with most of what has been said about successfully keeping EBJD's, I do not 100% agree that they should be kept by themselves. I believe that tank mates just must be carefully chosen. I have always kept my Juvi EBJD's with other fish. They work quite well in a nonaggressive community tank. With this being said, overstocking is a definite no no, over-filtration is a plus, and a UV sterilizer isn't a bad idea either. And of course the fun ends and just begins when your EBJD starts making lunch out of its tank mates!

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Well, according to the picture you posted, there is a normal jack dempsey being kept in the same tank and I would not classify that as a "non-aggressive" fish. In fact, I have seen/heard many blues being killed by jacks as once they get older, they live up to the boxer's name and became fairly territorial and aggressive.
Now EBJDs will defend themselves to a certain point, but that right there is unnecessary stress to the blue that can lower his already weak immune system and cause them to bloat; not mentioning how delicate their scales are either. They are hybrids after all.

As juvies, sure they can be kept with certain fish, even cihlids, but it depends on which ones and for how long. Its a big chance to take on an expensive fish like this, and the only way I have raised my previous ones into adulthood, was keeping them solitary.

Just one of my previous blue males
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