Breeding jack dempseys

[huntery18]

hey guess so i have 4 jack dempseys in my tank, i got these fish from a dealer close to me and im not sure on there age, hiow long do you think til they will pair up? im not sure the sex of three. one i can tell is a female the others i think are to young to tell, these pictures kinda suck so let me know if you need new ones

 

[huntery18]

 

[huntery18]

also with this do you guys recommend i get a clay pot for her to lay eggs on?

 

[tarheel96]

In the video you can see the yellow in them. They are hybridized ... Jack Dempsey with possibly what is now Parachromis Multifasciatus (formerly Louiselle or Freddy).

I believe I saw one female and three males .. but they're young.

How big are they?

 

[huntery18]

In the video you can see the yellow in them. They are hybridized ... Jack Dempsey with possibly what is now Parachromis Multifasciatus (formerly Louiselle or Freddy).

I believe I saw one female and three males .. but they're young.

How big are they?

They are around 3 inches, one of them im 99% sure is female due to the coloration on her face is like a map instead of just dots the other 3 i cant tell, i can get you better pictures if you'd like?

 

[huntery18]

the one i believe is female has had a very large belly the last two days, much much larger then the others

 

[tarheel96]

They're usually too young to lay eggs at 3" unless they've been dwarfed from lack of water changes. Usually they'll lay after about a year.

How old are they?

 

[huntery18]

They're usually too young to lay eggs at 3" unless they've been dwarfed from lack of water changes. Usually they'll lay after about a year.

How old are they?

honestly i have no idea on there age i bought them from a cichlid dealer about two weeks

 

[tarheel96]

I don't want to tell you wrong ... I've seen so many different looking JDs that I feel like I've gone bug-eyed. At this point I'll should say they look hybridized to me.

 

[Belly up]

They look normal to me. The yellowish colorization is from the light color gravel they are on. Put them on dark gravel and it will bring out the blue with a darker overall color. I`ve never had Dempsies breed at less than three and a half inches.