i thought only females had the blue patterns underneath the face? thought it mentioned in most reviews that males didnt color beneath the face. the smaller acara seems a little stockier. ive had the two dempseys since they were about an inch and ive never had any major aggression from them only a few missing red tailed tetras and i blame that on the large one. they dont go anywhere near the tigerbarbs tho.
75 gallon with Dempsey and Acara
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davidefc;1181584; said:
I agree for the most part but the gill plate markings on the 2nd one makes it look like a "tweener" to me. Need a better pic of that one IMO. #2 sure has great color though as stated already by PoopSmart.
I look for blue marking on the bottom 1/2 of the gill plate when I sex JD's. Lots of spots there or solid color there seems to be female 99% of the time.
NICE fish
Cant seem to get many decent photos today. the larger dempsey seems to be in high command even since i first got the two of them when they were really small. every now and then theres a little chasing between them but never any nipped fins or lip locking or scars.
in the photo no they are all just chillin near the top while i was taking pictures. Sometimes the small dempsey gives a bit of chase but then the big dempsey chases the smaller dempsey. think its more of just to claim the tank theirs as theyve been in it for a while. dont think they mean any harm. if they do ill move them or put in a divider.
AquaDan;1187696; said:
what are you feeding them? wana bulk em up go with high protein foods earthworms, krill, bloodworms, frzn brine shrimp, etc...
Your bigger JD is really looking good at that size. Def a keeper
