Just out of curiosity ...

[Crunchy]

Could some of our Jack Dempsey keepers post pictures of their younger dempseys? I've seen many adult pics, but no one shows off their youngsters. I'm talking everything from fry to 3 inches. I just bought a youngin, about 2 inches and wanted to compare to others to see if it's a real JD or a mutt. I'll post pictures if him/her once I get my camera back from a friend.

 

[Crunchy]

Since no one has posted their pictures of young JDs. Here's mine (maybe someone can verify if he looks mixed or not):

 

[Bderick67]

Nice lookin little JD you got there

 

[Crunchy]

Cool, thanks. I just never seen a picture of a JD so dark before. Maybe they lighten up over time?

 

[white15]

Female imo.

 

[JML1997]

Very nice JD, and yes it is a Female.

 

[zoohouse]

Its dark cause its dominant and happy. Really nice looking reg jd. I bet it will show alot of blue and purple when its older.

 

[still]

Nice JD! I've seen ones at my lfs that are about the same shade as her.

 

[burzumaske20]

Here is my EBJD,my other regular JD is too big.

 

[baldtaxguy]

Black gravel is the reason for the dark display. Lighten the gravel, lighten the jd