Impulse buy...Jack Dempsey

[martin day]

stunning m8 nice pick up

 

[bigriver]

wow...I want one.

 

[VRWC]

Not a hybrid, not dyed. Certain populations of jacks in the wild have intense red like this.

Do you have pictures or info of any others this red? I have kept them for 25 yrs, my Grandfather for over 55 yrs and neither of us have ever seen a Dempsey with red. He even lived in Mexico in the 50s & 60s and caught them by the buttload (his words) in the wild living there and has never seen one with red. Is this a regional variant? If so, where are the red ones originally from?

 

[orbit]

Not a hybrid, not dyed. Certain populations of jacks in the wild have intense red like this. It's just that most jacks in the hobby are inbred crap.

Very nice.

Actually I agree with this completely!

Not an insult, simply the truth. Look around at photos of jacks. Most adults show signs of spinal deformities and quite a few have jaw deformities from being inbred for so many generations. I'd love to get my hands on some wild or F1 octos.

Go tell your jack I'm sorry I lowered its self-esteem. I'm sure he'll suck it up and get on with life.

And this is absolutely F_ing funny! I even have a "inbred crap" JD! LOL

 

[VRWC]

Actually I agree with this completely!

Cool, maybe you can help then. Where have you seen, read about or even seen pictures online of red JD's to agree with this?

Thanks!

 

[HiImSean]

that JD is amazing. Great snag

 

[rucus]

I will give you good money for that right now! That is so beautiful. I don't know how anyone could pass up that one

 

[Modest_Man]

Do you have pictures or info of any others this red? I have kept them for 25 yrs, my Grandfather for over 55 yrs and neither of us have ever seen a Dempsey with red. He even lived in Mexico in the 50s & 60s and caught them by the buttload (his words) in the wild living there and has never seen one with red. Is this a regional variant? If so, where are the red ones originally from?

Laguna Ocotal in Mexico, classified as Rocio ocotal. Posted in the scientific journal Zootaxa by Juan Schmitter-Soto.

I'm not saying the fish posted here is this species, but one of the defining characteristics of these fish from Laguna Ocotal is the red belly.

 

[orbit]

Cool, maybe you can help then. Where have you seen, read about or even seen pictures online of red JD's to agree with this?

Thanks!

I have only seen this once a long time ago. D_mn it.... I cannot find any info on it either. It was approx like 10 years ago when I did.

Its possible that this particular JD had a certain diet that it has had only and helped him turn red.

I will be working at my LPS tonight and there is a ton of literature. Maybe I can find something there.

 

[orbit]

Laguna Ocotal in Mexico, classified as Rocio ocotal. Posted in the scientific journal Zootaxa by Juan Schmitter-Soto.

I'm not saying the fish posted here is this species, but one of the defining characteristics of these fish from Laguna Ocotal is the red belly.

I love you Modest_Man. LMAO!