An actual black dempsey

[cichlid_obsessed92]

This is not black from being the most dominant in the tank he's at the bottom of the food chain in his tank and he's 3 inches and been this color since I bought him

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[BadDogsPa]

My females get really dark like that when breeding

 

[gutted]

My 3.5" and 2" JD stay black too.

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[Miguel]

Stress, still, imho.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

I don't see anything unusual about it...definitely not a different color strain or anything along those lines.

 

[duanes]

In nature JDs vary tremendously from fish to fish, there are at least 4 in this shot from Cenote Cristalino, the darkest is in the crevice on the left.

Another shot from the same cenote

 

[Madness]

Typical normal Dempsey. Its that color cause your fish is at the bottom of the pecking order. If it were at the top it would be displaying its true colors.

 

[woofy]

I consider this a subdominant coloration. Usually the pale yellow or pale body is stressed or sickly.


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[Jbh2383]

Looks like my jd but when I bought mine it was solid black had to argue with the girl at petsmart cause she thought it was an oscar but after I got it home and settled in it faded some still pretty dark tho.


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[loganlcb]

nice pictures and fish