blue jack dempsey
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they are more mild-mannered than normal JDs, but they aren't quite the same size. they actually get a few inches smaller.thaotnegirl said:
here's a site with a few testimonials: http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_dempsey.php
Nandopsis octofasciatum.
Its a color variant from the original Jack Dempsey, which is usually dark brown with many metallic blue spots.to achieve Blue Dempseys is a tricky proposition. Two blues bred together will not produce a full blue offspring. To achieve full blue offspring, you must first start with a blue male and breed him with a regular color female Jack Dempsey. The offspring that this pair creates will appear as regular Jack Dempseys, but the difference is that they will carry the blue gene. This group of fish must now be grown out to the size where a female can be determined and selected and bred back to the original blue male. The offspring of this pairing will produce an indeterminant number of true blue variant fish. Obviously a project like this is not for the faint of heart and will require enormous growout type of facilities. Grows somewhat smaller than the regular Dempsey and while still a territorial cichlid, they are less agressive than the other.
Its a color variant from the original Jack Dempsey, which is usually dark brown with many metallic blue spots.to achieve Blue Dempseys is a tricky proposition. Two blues bred together will not produce a full blue offspring. To achieve full blue offspring, you must first start with a blue male and breed him with a regular color female Jack Dempsey. The offspring that this pair creates will appear as regular Jack Dempseys, but the difference is that they will carry the blue gene. This group of fish must now be grown out to the size where a female can be determined and selected and bred back to the original blue male. The offspring of this pairing will produce an indeterminant number of true blue variant fish. Obviously a project like this is not for the faint of heart and will require enormous growout type of facilities. Grows somewhat smaller than the regular Dempsey and while still a territorial cichlid, they are less agressive than the other.
Very interesting info!
I have a 8" JD that is between normal coloration & the blue variant.....& it's very mellow for a cichlid. Despite being the biggest fish in the tank by a good 3" it is way less agressive than the others (good thing too, as it could do some serious damage to the smaller fish!).
The blues are very striking...but I do love the various color scales on the regular JD. Mine almost has an entire 'lateral' line of brilliant gold scales amongst the blues & greens...very striking.
I have a 8" JD that is between normal coloration & the blue variant.....& it's very mellow for a cichlid. Despite being the biggest fish in the tank by a good 3" it is way less agressive than the others (good thing too, as it could do some serious damage to the smaller fish!).
The blues are very striking...but I do love the various color scales on the regular JD. Mine almost has an entire 'lateral' line of brilliant gold scales amongst the blues & greens...very striking.
