EBJD's just spawned!!

[riano]

im quite excited, i moved them into their own tank less than a week ago and went to switch off the lights and noticed hundreds of eggs inside a terracotta pot!

ive raised severums from eggs but know EBJD's are more sensitive so was wondering if anyone could give me any special advice or tell me if there is anything i would need to do different than with the sevs?

i didnt see them spawn but im assuming this guy is the male

and that the one from the pic with the eggs is the female?

also is it normal for the male to look a bit exhausted after spawning, he is at the far end of the tank looking very out of sorts and not like himself at all!

i onlt got these guys last january and hoped i had picked a male and female, they have grown from 2" and are 6" now.

 

[jaws19]

You won't get anything out of this spawn. The fry are going to be extremely sensitive and the slightest change in water chem will kill them. Very nice though

 

[Bb66cuda]

Yes, you most likely will not get any living fry out of breeding 2 EBJDs together.

 

[Matt724]

idk about the spawn, but your ebjds look great. If it is possible to spawn and get fry from them, i'd suggest start with a UV light

 

[Gatorxxx420]

Seeing as how some of the eggs are already white, I wouldn't get too excited just yet. Typically 2 EBJD's do not have a successful spawn. If you want to better your chances you'll have to add a regular female Jack Dempsey that carries the blue gene or a male. That's about the only chance you'll have at a successful spawn.

 

[Sarah88]

yeah like others have said it would be extremely surprising if they had a successful spawn as for some reason 2 EBJDs seem to not produce viable fry when bred together. but either way great job on raising them and getting them to that size, that is an accomplishment in itself

 

[diggler81]

Great Looking fish!!! Though small chance of success good luck.

 

[outlaw15w]

congratulations

 

[Runninamok]

You never know...Keep yopur fingers crossed. Some of the eggs are white already but the others looked good. Hopefully you get some wigglers soon. It has been done, so while uncommon it is still very possible.

 

[Bully Fish]

The fry may make it to free swimming but they will likely be deformed and very unhealthy. You never know though...
Good luck.