Am I a JD or not?

[Lady G]

So I've had these guys for a while the 2 bigger I got from a friend (along with a third not pictured) when she was going through a divorce and the ex wouldn't take his tank with him so she brought it to me and let me have it...anyway one has always looked a little different then the other 2. I'm not sure if that one is just more stressed then the others or what but his color has always seemed off and I was going to post a while back but never did so I figure I may as well do it now while I'm thinking about it. So the first pics will be the guy in question (Norton)...then I have "Jack" who was my first JD, and "George" is the biggest. Those two I know are Jacks but was adding shots of simply for comparison.

 

[bigspizz]

All male JD's

 

[Hawkfish3.0]

It's definitely a Jack. Jacks tend to get lighter in color when stressed or also depending on their environment (i.e. substrate color, etc.). Given the colors of the other two, I would say that the first guy is a little stressed out. The others may be harassing him from time to time, or it could be that the water quality is different than what he's used to.

 

[Lady G]

Ok, all males eh? Well, I'll have to get a pic of my other if he ever comes out that one hides alot....his name is "Hagler" btw....LOL!

 

[bigspizz]

If one is female it is the lightest one...Markings were not very visible in the pics...Shape looked more male to me...

 

[TrikkyMakk]

Bottom two definitely are jack dempsey.

 

[killerfish]

all are jack dempsys the first 3 pics are the same fish right it interesting i'm pretty sure its male but i'v never seen one that had that little color usually they look like the bottem 2 pics but the mouth and the gill plates make me say male but body color says female but i'd say you have all males

 

[Vizzerdrix26]

my JD I just picked up looks just like the one in your first three pics and for some reason he gets darker when he's stressed out

 

[ewurm]

You're becoming quite the monster keeper LG!

 

[StripeGirl]

all boy jack dempseys:}