Electric Blue Jack Dempsey Breeding

[arherp]

Good Luck!

 

[eoertel1082]

ANY PICS YET?

 

[BigDaddyMagnum]

i think there made with Blue food coloring, lmao jk

 

[drowsie]

I HAVE A BREEDING COLONY OF ELECTRIC BLUE AHLI 3 FEMALE AND 1 MALE FOR SALE IF INTERESTED . I ALSO BREED ELECTRIC BLUE JACK DEMPSEYS . IF YOU HAVE THE ELECTRIC BLUES ALREDY YOU WILL NEED TO GET SOME BLUE GENE JACK DEMPSEYS TO GET A MATING PAIR .. LET ME KNOW IF YOU IF YOU NEED SOME

 

[gtclipse01]

I recently acquired two more juveniles and I'm attempting to grow them out. I ordered a UV sterilizer and a pump to combat some green water problems in an unrelated tank I have. I think I'll attach the sterilizer to the grow out tank instead and see if that helps with their survival.

I know this post is old, but jsut an FYI for anyone wondering... UV sterilizers help a ton when it comes to these fish.. I had great water quality (ammonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 10ppm, stable pH & temps) when I bought mine, and one still died due to parasites, even after using Jungle Clear parasite tabs, bloat meds, etc... after adding the sterilizer, the 2nd from my first purchase is now 3+ inches or so (he hand feeds too ), and the 3 smaller (1.5") juvies I just purchased are doing famously.



Here's my question... why don't people just buy BGJD juvs from a reputable source (so you know they're BGJD and not regular gene) and one EBJD from elsewhere, instead of buying two EBJD's from different sources and waiting for your EBJD/RGJD combo to breed and the fry to grow?

You have pretty much the same chance of getting fish from the same genetic lines.. and BGJD are dirt cheap. Plus, that way you don't have to worry about housing an extra male that you can't breed (if you bred the first male to the second male's fry, it'd be second generation inbreeding of course). Plus, it saves you an easy six months if not more.

Personally, I bought 10x BGJD and 5x EBJD (BGJD from one source, EBJD from two separate sources.. only have 4 EBJD now as explained above) juveniles, and I'm growing them out to hopefully end up with 3 breeding pairs sourced from a total of 3 genetic lines. If all goes well, I'll probably end up buying a 4th EBJD from Rapps to add more healthy genes. This approach seemed responsible to me, anyone disagree?

 

[azfishgirl]

Hey Drowsie,what are you asking for your baby EBJD?
I am located in tucson and would be interested in a couple.

 

[vlcek81]

Is a EBJD a cross between the african electric blue cichlid and a central american jack dempsey cichlid?
or
A selective breeding thing?

I was told both at different times.

The reason I ask is:

So in the LFS I saw a huge batch of 1cm fish listed as electric blue jack dempseys. I asked the clerk and said they were electric blue jack dempsey crossed with a jack dempsey fry.

So having room in my 90g I bought 11 of them. I know the owner and he agreed to buy the ones I dont want when they grow out to 2-3" Right now the biggest is about 1" and the smallest about 3/5", growing fast and healthy. The plan is to have a breeding pair. I want to select the best looking one of the batch and then find a mate for him or her.

I was wondering what should I get? African electric blue or a electric blue jack dempseys? I would like to rise some fry http://www.**************.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

nice how much did you pay for each of them? My LFS has 1 for $60

 

[killerg305]

how can i make my fish less aggresive towards the others?? i have a jack dempsey that terrorizes my oscar tilapia and pacu...all my fish are aggressive but he takes it to the extreme...PLEASE HELP!

 

[CSnyder00]

Has anyone ever tried to breed an EBJD female with a Normal male? I was going to breed my EBJD and when I vented the fish yesterday instead of seing I>0 (male parts) I saw 00 (female parts). I'm now in a predicament. Any help? Will it still produce the same results EBJD + Normal strain = BGJD?

 

[Toby_H]

Has anyone ever tried to breed an EBJD female with a Normal male? I was going to breed my EBJD and when I vented the fish yesterday instead of seing I>0 (male parts) I saw 00 (female parts). I'm now in a predicament. Any help? Will it still produce the same results EBJD + Normal strain = BGJD?

I have bred a Blue female with both Standard males and Leucistic (Gold) males and the offspring were healthy...

It will not matter what gender the Blue Dempsey is that is crossed to a Standard Dempsey... the result of "Blue Gene" Dempseys will be the same...

I have found a couple of my Blue females to be sterile though. They lay eggs but the eggs never take fertilization (they are white when laid and remain white).