EBJD Facts or Fiction?

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m1ste2tea;4777072; said:
males have a a thin red line running on top of their dorsal fin. Males will also have long extensions on the ends of both the dorsal fin and longer anal fins.
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This is not true, I've seen males and females with the red line on the dorsal fins. I've also seen males that have barely ANY red if at all in the dorsal fin. The 100% foolproof way to sex one is venting, there are always exceptions with sexing a fish by looks. Some can look like males but be females and females look like males (Example is my female Convict x HRP, she has trailers on her anal and dorsal fins). With the EBJD, they often times look the same IME. The biggest concern with these fish is when small is not knowing if they'll be deformed or not. Often times that isn't known until they reach a certain size.
 
These fish seem to be susceptible to internal parasite / bloat, especially when you (when most people buy them because they're less expensive).

They're certainly not as hardy as a regular JD...and a lot of them are deformed.

Plenty of water changes, peaceful tankmates (no stress) and small feedings of NLS Thera Plus will do them right.

Matt
 
What does NLS stand for?

I have an EBJD cross and want an EBJD, I have noticed that my cross likes to wait for his food to sink down to him instead of exploring the tank top, I have only had him for a few days though so he may be unsettled.

Just my 2 cent observation :D
 
shawneedaniel;4777743; said:
What does NLS stand for?

I have an EBJD cross and want an EBJD, I have noticed that my cross likes to wait for his food to sink down to him instead of exploring the tank top, I have only had him for a few days though so he may be unsettled.

Just my 2 cent observation :D
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New Life Spectrum. People will debate this, but I think it's one of the best foods on the market, if not the best. Your blue gold is basically a new color morph of the Dempsey's. It will probably carry a lot of the traits of the EBJD, so I'd think this would be a good food to feed yours as well.
 
So far so good. I have gotten him to eat twice. I discovered that he is a pig and cannot be trusted not to over stuff himself. I will have to carefully measure food out for him.

I have seen him poop. Nice color and no IP red flags, I was really nervous about that. His belly is not sunken in, but I will treat for IP just in case.

I don't see anything about him that would make me think he will be deformed. I hope it stays that way. I will do an internet search on what to look for.

His Blues are much brighter today than they were in the store..Hopefully that means he is happy!

Thanks every one for the advice!!
 
purplecandle;4778182; said:
So far so good. I have gotten him to eat twice. I discovered that he is a pig and cannot be trusted not to over stuff himself. I will have to carefully measure food out for him.

I have seen him poop. Nice color and no IP red flags, I was really nervous about that. His belly is not sunken in, but I will treat for IP just in case.

I don't see anything about him that would make me think he will be deformed. I hope it stays that way. I will do an internet search on what to look for.

His Blues are much brighter today than they were in the store..Hopefully that means he is happy!

Thanks every one for the advice!!
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As long as the fish is eating and no white stringy poop, don't worry about treating for IP. Keep meds on hand in the event you need to treat. Otherwise just keep up water changes and the varied diet and you should be fine. The fact that your fish does eat like a pig is a good indication it's healthy. As it settles in, you will notice it to eat more variety. Train your fish, don't let it train you lol.
 
m1ste2tea said:
males have a a thin red line running on top of their dorsal fin. Males will also have long extensions on the ends of both the dorsal fin and longer anal fins.
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Both male and female have red running along top of the dorsal fin. Females are duller overall in color and smaller. Males tend to have longer dorsal and anal fins. All of which takes time for the fish to grow before you can tell for sure.
 
Congrats on your buy and can you also please post some pics of it....
i guess everyone have given the best inputs to help you......so Good luck with your new found pet
 
It really does depend on the quality of the fish IMO. Get one that is prime or don't waste your time and money. I used to find them for 10 bucks and I didn't mind gambling a bit. I enjoy rescuing fish and watching them get awesome looking. All but my Syn and JD are rescues. I don't attempt to rescue EBJD's anymore. They were the only cichlids that have ever died on me in less than 3 months. Paying twice that is still a good deal but I wouldn't drop more than 30 on one unless it's from someone really reputable. Regular JD's are a whole lot tougher and do that awesome mood color/pattern change- also 3.99 most places
 
Congrats on the new fish. Never kept one but did a decent amount of reading on them. I read somewhere that keeping the temps lower is better for them. Dont remember what the temp was but may be worth while to find out what other successful keepers keep their temps at
 
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