Is it a Jack Dempsey ?

tableau · Mar 12, 2011

cichla81 · Mar 12, 2011

looks like a jack to me

freebyrd · Mar 12, 2011

Looks like one

seel1990 · Mar 12, 2011

could be a male jd

tableau · Mar 12, 2011

How do you tell male from female Jack Dempsey?

seel1990 · Mar 12, 2011

male jd have the blue spangles all over thier body wheras females only have them on their gills

tableau · Mar 12, 2011

Will it eventualy turn purple or will it stay mostly brown ?

JeffLeMay · Mar 12, 2011

looks like a male dempsey, and from the looks of it at that size should turn into a beaut!

Amphilophus88 · Mar 12, 2011

tableau;4960078; said:
Will it eventualy turn purple or will it stay mostly brown ?

He will get darker/purple I suppose. He looks a little pale right now, possibly stress.

halconGT · Mar 12, 2011

looks like JD