Could anyone was has successfully raised adult EBJD's share some info reguarding your sucess. Specifically tankmates for adult EBJD's. With your experience, are they more docile than reg JD's? Thanks
**Adult Electric Blue Jack Dempsey**
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Well I've had mine for about a 1.5 years and it's about 6 inches. I think they are slightly less aggressive then normal JD's. Mine is with a red spotted severum, bleekeri and robertsoni. They seem to do well with any semi aggressive cichlid. Anything very aggressive is going to kick the crap out of them, but docile stuff like geo's (brazilensis excluded) will get picked on by them.
i have had mine for almost a year. i heard they were less aggresive than the reg jds but not mine. hes one of the meanest fish ive ever had. just depends on the personality i think. i kept him with jags, green terrors, and pbass and he owned the tank in every situation, of course they were all close in size
I have 3 adult male Blue Dempseys... one that is aggressive compared to a typical adult JD, one that is about average for an adult JD and one that is docile for an adult JD...
I also have an adult Blue female that is more aggressive than her larger mate... I'm not sure how 'tough' she is, as her male takes care of anything she starts... but she starts confrontation with just about everything I put her with...
I've kept my more aggressive Blue males with Adult Oscars, Adult female GT, Severums, Clown Loaches, Black Ghost Knives, young adult female Trimac, Convicts, female Dempseys (Blue, Gold & Standard), Red Head Geos, Firemouthes and several others...
As juvenals, I baby them keeping them in tanks with no other real competition and with UV lights... as adults I suggest avoiding fish from the Amphil & Parachromis families or other fish that would easily coexist with such fish...
For the simple fact that Adult Blue Dempseys are high dollar / hard to replace fish, I would suggest keeping them as the 'King of the tank'... but if you have other tanks to move trouble makers to then I see no reason not to push the envelope.
Each of my adults were the nicest / strongest of a large group of Juvenals... Blue Dempseys do seem to have a higher percentage of 'runts' than standard Dempseys... but once you have a nice strong male I wouldn't consider them any weaker than standard Dempseys...
I also have an adult Blue female that is more aggressive than her larger mate... I'm not sure how 'tough' she is, as her male takes care of anything she starts... but she starts confrontation with just about everything I put her with...
I've kept my more aggressive Blue males with Adult Oscars, Adult female GT, Severums, Clown Loaches, Black Ghost Knives, young adult female Trimac, Convicts, female Dempseys (Blue, Gold & Standard), Red Head Geos, Firemouthes and several others...
As juvenals, I baby them keeping them in tanks with no other real competition and with UV lights... as adults I suggest avoiding fish from the Amphil & Parachromis families or other fish that would easily coexist with such fish...
For the simple fact that Adult Blue Dempseys are high dollar / hard to replace fish, I would suggest keeping them as the 'King of the tank'... but if you have other tanks to move trouble makers to then I see no reason not to push the envelope.
Each of my adults were the nicest / strongest of a large group of Juvenals... Blue Dempseys do seem to have a higher percentage of 'runts' than standard Dempseys... but once you have a nice strong male I wouldn't consider them any weaker than standard Dempseys...
i have three i am growing out and i have them with filament barbs , bentiachromis nicrodorsalis , some wild Pelvichromis taeniatus, some corys and loaches as well as two exotic plecos and everything get along as the ebjds are the largest in the tank and leaves everything alone and they hang out together a little chasing of each other but nothing serious
The ones I have don't act any less aggressive.imo The regular JD I have is a big baby. Its big now, but its whole life growing up was a scardycat. I think its female? Only has speckes on its cheeks and not its body.
Also I think that the darker or dark blue EBJD's seem to be a little more aggressive. I don't want to jinks it, but I have had no problems with eating, they are pigs, and pick on a severum twice their size. Tank mates are albino poly because it doesn't grow, clownloaches, and fire eel.
If you are worried about it being tough, pick the most aggressive one, in the LFS, the one picking on everyone. People also say they grow slower, but I haven't really noticed any lack in growth. (Hikari, Bloodworms and Flakes.)
Good Luck.
Everything I read is against what I have experienced, I must have found a good dna strain, so far so good.
Also I think that the darker or dark blue EBJD's seem to be a little more aggressive. I don't want to jinks it, but I have had no problems with eating, they are pigs, and pick on a severum twice their size. Tank mates are albino poly because it doesn't grow, clownloaches, and fire eel.
If you are worried about it being tough, pick the most aggressive one, in the LFS, the one picking on everyone. People also say they grow slower, but I haven't really noticed any lack in growth. (Hikari, Bloodworms and Flakes.)
Good Luck.
Everything I read is against what I have experienced, I must have found a good dna strain, so far so good.