Electric pink jack dempsey

[greg c]

Here is what I believe is going on. There are four color morphs of the Jack Dempsey. Anyone who breeds or sells them can call them whatever they want. There are what I would call the wild type which is the good old Jack Dempsey we see all the time. Then there are the electric blues that most of us would recognize. Next is what I (and many others) would call a gold. I think that some are calling these platinums. From your description, I would think that is what your store is doing. Then we finally have the platinum/electric pink. I have even read we’re some have called this a green. I guess gold and blue makes green - even though it doesn’t in the Jack Dempsey. It seems like platinum was used earlier on when they were breed and it seems like electric pink is being used more lately. They are the same. There might be variations in looks from one breeder to the next. I feel like my pictures of them never do them justice. My camera doesn’t pick up the subtitle blues in them. The are much more striking in person.

Gold - platinum - blue - wild
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My store had golds and they looked totally different than the electrik pinks or the platinums or even the pinks they were selling, funny thing the electric blues that they were selling looked like normal EBJD's but some of them looked faded or halfway in between like an electric pinks, I hate when breeders call the fish something different to try to coin something as new when it really isn't, Beautiful fish you have! Thanks for your reply.

 

[AKBlueJacks]

My store had golds and they looked totally different than the electrik pinks or the platinums or even the pinks they were selling, funny thing the electric blues that they were selling looked like normal EBJD's but some of them looked faded or halfway in between like an electric pinks, I hate when breeders call the fish something different to try to coin something as new when it really isn't, Beautiful fish you have! Thanks for your reply.

So they had gold, electric pink, pink, and platinum?

If you get back in there, snap some pictures. I am interested to see what they are selling.

 

[greg c]

So they had gold, electric pink, pink, and platinum?

If you get back in there, snap some pictures. I am interested to see what they are selling.

I haven't been there in over a month but the next time I go I will do just that if they have them in stock.