$10 EBJD - How to get him eating?
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It doesn't look like a EBJD... its too faded.. it looks as if its a Blue Gene...
A very light color looking Jack Dempsey with the Blue Gene in it.. cuz EBJD are very baby blue looking..
Try to heal him up.. i think he might pull through... but i have a hunch that its not an official EBJD...
A very light color looking Jack Dempsey with the Blue Gene in it.. cuz EBJD are very baby blue looking..
Try to heal him up.. i think he might pull through... but i have a hunch that its not an official EBJD...
Your filtration will likely be fine on each tank. If that is a EBJD, he/she is really washed out right now, also the body shape is strange.
Makes me wonder if he's a product of major inbreeding...
Don't add anymore food to the water, he'll let you know when he's hungry. Remember how fish act? If he's hungry, he'll swim toward the top or even wiggle around while staring at you for food when you walk by.
Makes me wonder if he's a product of major inbreeding...
Don't add anymore food to the water, he'll let you know when he's hungry. Remember how fish act? If he's hungry, he'll swim toward the top or even wiggle around while staring at you for food when you walk by.
The pics are very washed out but I think that is an EBJD. Not a great quality one. Good thing it was only $10.00.
Good clean water and no stress should bring the color back. A Dark background and substrate would help with color as well.
Good clean water and no stress should bring the color back. A Dark background and substrate would help with color as well.
Thank you guys, he seems to be getting better...
He has really sparked my interest in EBJDs... thinking of getting a few non rescues..
Any suggestions in NYC?
He has really sparked my interest in EBJDs... thinking of getting a few non rescues..
Any suggestions in NYC?
With the common health issues and deformities in Blue Dempseys, they aren't a fish I'd recommend cutting corners on acquiring. There are a few breeders out there putting respectable efforts into breeding them... but also a few who aren't and fail to cull those which should be culled... I haven't been keeping up with who is doing what lately so I'll refrain from recommendations...
Your fish is definitely a Blue Dempsey, and as mentioned, Blue Genes look exactly like Standard Dempseys so it is not logical to suggest it may be a Blue Gene. Yours is simply not healthy so it's washed out. It also has a the weird nose/forehead which is common in them and is a quality I personally do not care for.
I would suggest trying to keep this guy alive for a while to give yourself some experience with nursing them, then in a month or two order a small group of Blue Dempseys from a creditable breeder. A healthy adult can be one of the prettiest freshwater fish out there... an unhealthy/deformed one can be an expensive disappointment.
Your fish is definitely a Blue Dempsey, and as mentioned, Blue Genes look exactly like Standard Dempseys so it is not logical to suggest it may be a Blue Gene. Yours is simply not healthy so it's washed out. It also has a the weird nose/forehead which is common in them and is a quality I personally do not care for.
I would suggest trying to keep this guy alive for a while to give yourself some experience with nursing them, then in a month or two order a small group of Blue Dempseys from a creditable breeder. A healthy adult can be one of the prettiest freshwater fish out there... an unhealthy/deformed one can be an expensive disappointment.
