females have blue on thier gill plate. They start at around 4" or so.
Here's how to produce Adult EBJDs starting with eggs (Theoreticaly, unless you are already breeding them). For each step you can skip, you save about 12-14+ months, so the whole process takes about 3-1/2 years.
JD = Regular Jack Dempsey
BGJD = Blue Genotype (Regular Phenotype) Jack Dempsey
EBJD = Electric Blue Jack Dempsey
Step 1) EBJD X JD = 100% BGJDs
Step 2) BGJD X EBJD = 50% BGJDs and 50% EBJDs
3) note: EBJD X EBJD = 100% fatal (No fry survive, assuming any eggs hatch at all).
Bottom line is that to actually produce EBJDs, you need an EBJD to spawn with a BGJD. This is why most breeders are unwilling to sell BGJDs. If you pair one with a EBJD, you can save years of breeding, feeding and rearing time.
Here's how to produce Adult EBJDs starting with eggs (Theoreticaly, unless you are already breeding them). For each step you can skip, you save about 12-14+ months, so the whole process takes about 3-1/2 years.
JD = Regular Jack Dempsey
BGJD = Blue Genotype (Regular Phenotype) Jack Dempsey
EBJD = Electric Blue Jack Dempsey
Step 1) EBJD X JD = 100% BGJDs
Step 2) BGJD X EBJD = 50% BGJDs and 50% EBJDs
3) note: EBJD X EBJD = 100% fatal (No fry survive, assuming any eggs hatch at all).
Bottom line is that to actually produce EBJDs, you need an EBJD to spawn with a BGJD. This is why most breeders are unwilling to sell BGJDs. If you pair one with a EBJD, you can save years of breeding, feeding and rearing time.
