jack dempsey cichlid

Yesterday I got extremely lucky and I got a 6in Jack Dempsey now I don’t know ?‍♀️ what gender it is I was told so many different things in the past 24 hours and I hope that y’all can please help me

I am doing a video care guide on Jack Dempsey cichlids tonight! If anyone has a video or some photos of their jack dempseys that they would like to share and I will be happy to put them in my video please post them below. I will give you full credit. Thanks.

Hey other MFK, These are my 2 jack dempsey I have. I think I have a Male, Female pair but I'm not 100 percent. I know for sure I have 1 female the larger of the 2.

I believe this guy to be just that a male electric blue gene maybe?

Currently I have a full grown Jack Dempsey that I would like to keep with other fish. Most pet stores near me don’t sell adult cichlids so I will have to grow one out. I would like to know at what size do I need to grow the other fish out to live with him? The tank has a large cave structure in...

So I finally finished my 180 gal project tank some weeks back. And just stocked it with some new world cichlids black convict, green terror, bleekeri and some misc also , I got 3, 3" long Jack Dempsey's that supposedly have the blue gene. Im hoping for a mating pair but I'm not sure on the sex...

INTRODUCING “Starlight”!!! She’s my jack Dempsey and the funniest little thing. Every time I try to clean the tank she swims inside a rock and literally stays in there forever. She has claimed this rock as her little cave and protects it from everyone else. It’s so bad that to get her out of the...

Hi everyone, I really need some help with this one, I need to see if anyone can identify the sex of this jack dempsey that I am planning to purchase on Friday. I am thinking it is a male as it hasn't got a blue beard ect.. but what do you guys think any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Hey, I've had my JD for a year and assumed it was a male, but just a week ago someone gave me another one that definitely is a male and makes me question the gender of my original. Any thoughts?

Here are some vids of my current cichlids. Sorry not the best, working with what I got to film them anyways here ya go

Hi, I'm setting up a 75 gallon aquarium with a Jack Dempsey as my main fish. I would prefer two, one male and one female, along with some Cory and Ottos as a cleanup crew. I would also like to add a minimum of six schooling fish that a nice to look at can hold their own in this aquarium. Any...

when I first started getting into the hobby I'd say around march I had two jack Dempsey's in my tank. They absolutely terrorized and almost Killed every other fish in the tank over night! Oscars and electric blue acaras. I did not have a spare tank at the time and did not know you could give...

what do you think suitable tankmates would be for a ebjd in a 150 gall tank?

Hi all, I'm new here so a big hello to all :-) Unfortunately, my Oscar decided to commit suicide by jumping out of his tank, clear across the garage. I found him hours later, blood everywhere :-(. Anyway, I couldn't bring myself to get another Oscar and wanted something with personality but...

Just wondering but when do they start coloring up ? My little guy is about 3" to 3.5" And I had him for about 3-4 weeks now. The picture was from about a week ago

Hello Everyone, meet blueberry. ... As you can see, he's active and interactive in this video. He always comes up to the glass, and bites my fingers if I put them in the tank. When I do water changes, he watches me closely to make sure I'm not "messing with his stuff." Recently, he's been...

Can I put a juvenile salvini & juvenile Jack Dempsey in a 40 Breeder til I get a bigger tank & if so how long?

Hello all, I have a Jack Dempsey Cichlid that I'm working on acclimating to his new environment, a 55 gallon aquarium. He's shy now, but I'm hoping to get him to eat from my fingers! Is this feasible in your experience? What is YOUR favorite Cichlid you have trained? Thanks! -Dylan_