Is this a normal Jack Dempsey (juv)?

[Gothyc_samurai]

hi about my confusion b4 with the jacks, i have 2 about 5-6inches nd they look exactly like this is it a a standard JD? mine are much more brighter than this speciamen but colours are exactly the same

 

[Gothyc_samurai]

(females i have)

 

[puffer_girl]

Doesn't look like mine as you can see if you look in my profile. I think many of them vary as far as colors are concerned though. The thing with Dempseys is they will often cross breed. A buddy of mine had fry between his convict and dempsey. This obviously results in different traits. Although I have had a JD for awhile I'm not an expert so hopefully someone else can give you a specific answer to you question. Good luck!

 

[shekes]

Yeah, it looks like there is a bit of a convict to it.

 

[benzjamin13]

Looks like a Dempsey to me

 

[Nate_N_Nicole]

PufferGirl your jack is a large male with full color (that looks awesome buy the way) and the one in the picture (completely a normal Jack Dempsey) is a young female... maybe only 2-3 inches!!!! And will not get blue speckles all over its body like the male does... The majority of the females color is in her face on her cheeks!!!

 

[puffer_girl]

Wow.... Didn't realize that they would look so different! Gothyc isn't the only one learning something on his thread!!! Every time I'm on here I learn something new..... Maybe I need to get my JD a girlfriend.....

 

[Nate_N_Nicole]

LOL!!! I'm sure he would like that!!!

 

[puffer_girl]

Have him alone in a 45 gal cause he doesn't play nice...... If I would want to get him a "girlfriend" would I have to upgrade and to what?

 

[gomezladdams]

looks like a nice young dempsey to me.And puffergirl Id go with a 75 or 90 for a breeding pair of jacks