They have such great personalities. They are very intelligent fish. Mine recognizes me when I enter the room. He pays no attention to my wife ( she doesn't feed him! ) You have a nice looking fish, treat him well. . . .
A lot of my fish have begged for food but I have to say bluegill are the most impressive beggars,when they see me bringing food they go out of control!
I have heard they are less hardy than regular varieties, what size did you get him at?
Also how interactive is he or does he hide when not being fed?
Tankmates?
I am considering one for my 90 (currently empty) and appreciate any info about them
Mine (I have 3) are pretty picky eaters for the most part. They'll chew and 50/50 swallow or spit pellet food. Only food they seem to really go crazy for are blood worms. As far as hardiness, I believe once they reach the 4 inch mark they are pretty much the same as regular dempseys. It's at the small size they seem to have a high mortality rate. Also, I have noticed it's a bit difficult to get a nice looking ebjd without any deformities. A lot of them have a weird beak deformity look to them, due to a lot of inbreeding to create them. I'd recommend getting them at an already bigger size; once again, due to the high mortality rate of the smaller ones and also the very slow growth rate. But, if you do choose to get smaller ones I'd get a group to grow out and try and get them from a reputable dealer. To answer your interactiveness question, it's hard to answer, because like any other species of cichlid it will depend primarily on the individual fish. Ebjds are known to be a bit more docile than regular dempseys, but that's just a observation some people have made. Depends on the fish. Hopes this helps
