here is my BLACK JD!!!!!
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Dreamsofpeace54;2748062; said:i dont mean to burst bubbles but in the end this jack is nothing more then a jack. if you hadsomething special youd know it, and so would your wallet. Enjoy your jack dempsey they are great fish, but there in nothing "unique" of this fish.[/quote
oh trust me your not....lol...i know i have something specail and you will see in time....
people make mistakes when it comes to fish stocks.... thats why people often find unexpected fish in shipments....such as blue gills and other local fish in shipments... i also just picked up 2 short bodied texas at the same store mixed in the tank with regular ones....there was also an albino viel-tail oscar mixed with the regular ones....i have seen countless examples of this happening and have heard many stories about the same instances on this site!!!! human errors can bring great reward to an observant person such as myself!!!!!
LOOK HOW STRESSED OUT MY FISH IS! I should make a thread with pics!
kendrew you said
" oh trust me your not....lol...i know i have something specail and you will see in time....
people make mistakes when it comes to fish stocks.... thats why people often find unexpected fish in shipments....such as blue gills and other local fish in shipments... i also just picked up 2 short bodied texas at the same store mixed in the tank with regular ones....there was also an albino viel-tail oscar mixed with the regular ones....i have seen countless examples of this happening and have heard many stories about the same instances on this site!!!! human errors can bring great reward to an observant person such as myself!!!!!"
Finding a short bodied texas in the same tank as the "regular ones" is nothing special. It was probably the runt out of the group and the guy selling it to you probably couldn't believe you were taking the one with the weakest genetics. And an "albino veil tail oscar is just a made up name to sell a common fish to a stupid person for more $. Who would want line bred fish when you can have pure f0's and f1's? If you shopped at a real fish store all the fish would probably look the same because they wouldn't be line bred and they wouldn't be hybrids. My LFS doesn't get blue gills in with their shipments because they order their fish from good suppliers. Just letting you know you should be buying your fish from better places if you intend on breeding them.
kendrew you said
" oh trust me your not....lol...i know i have something specail and you will see in time....
people make mistakes when it comes to fish stocks.... thats why people often find unexpected fish in shipments....such as blue gills and other local fish in shipments... i also just picked up 2 short bodied texas at the same store mixed in the tank with regular ones....there was also an albino viel-tail oscar mixed with the regular ones....i have seen countless examples of this happening and have heard many stories about the same instances on this site!!!! human errors can bring great reward to an observant person such as myself!!!!!
"Finding a short bodied texas in the same tank as the "regular ones" is nothing special. It was probably the runt out of the group and the guy selling it to you probably couldn't believe you were taking the one with the weakest genetics. And an "albino veil tail oscar is just a made up name to sell a common fish to a stupid person for more $. Who would want line bred fish when you can have pure f0's and f1's? If you shopped at a real fish store all the fish would probably look the same because they wouldn't be line bred and they wouldn't be hybrids. My LFS doesn't get blue gills in with their shipments because they order their fish from good suppliers. Just letting you know you should be buying your fish from better places if you intend on breeding them.
Its a cute fish I look forward to seeing pics as it matures. I had jds years ago, definitly doesnt make me a expert by any means but I dont remember mine ever getting that black. Almost resembles a salvini..LOL kewl JD for sure. I saw a few flecks of color. maybe itll color up as it matures.
I don't agree with the idea that dark coloration for a juvie JD means stressed. Usually the opposite. For a juvie JD it generally means well adapted and dominant. Now a light, pale or washed out color COULD mean stressed for a juvie JD.
Amongst very young JD, the dominant fish ( usually male) will be darkest. Seen it time after time in my own tanks, and especially so at LFS over the years. I've seen the dominant male amongst juvie JD's all dark, chasing the **** out of every other juvie dempsey in the tank ( who are all pale and scared, trying to hide) at pet shops so many times. Don't tell me the dark dominant fish acting tough and all confident is stressed
Now the pale ones trying to hide, all scared and nervous are definately stressed.
Of course once they grow a bit, JD start to get more colorfull ---- bright metalic blues, though the darker coloration can return when they breed, especially for females.
Amongst very young JD, the dominant fish ( usually male) will be darkest. Seen it time after time in my own tanks, and especially so at LFS over the years. I've seen the dominant male amongst juvie JD's all dark, chasing the **** out of every other juvie dempsey in the tank ( who are all pale and scared, trying to hide) at pet shops so many times. Don't tell me the dark dominant fish acting tough and all confident is stressed
Now the pale ones trying to hide, all scared and nervous are definately stressed.Of course once they grow a bit, JD start to get more colorfull ---- bright metalic blues, though the darker coloration can return when they breed, especially for females.
it just looks like a very low quality JD. yeah it is black, but why are you claiming that that is special? all juvie JD's are pretty black, the fish store i used to work at had a tank full of JD's just like yours.
I know you love your fish, but claiming it is something it's not just gets under my skin a little. sorry.
I know you love your fish, but claiming it is something it's not just gets under my skin a little. sorry.
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