Male or female Jack Dempsy
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Looks female, more oval than elongated body and the dead give away is the blue beard. Notice all the extra blue under her eyes sweeping back to her gills.
Here is a female in breeding colors, it really shows the beard
Same fish, not in breeding colors
Here is a female in breeding colors, it really shows the beard
Same fish, not in breeding colors
Yep, female. Enough blue bearding for that to be the case.
Female. Here’s a few of
My pair at 6” for direct comparison you can always see he is spangled and she is bearded.
male
Female
My pair at 6” for direct comparison you can always see he is spangled and she is bearded.
male
Female
Ok. Thank you.
When I bought it ( her ), she was Jet black. She has lightened up since acclimated. She is so agressive I figured it was male. I've kept almost every SA/CA except a Jack mostly because they are so common.
But when I saw this one at the local store it was so jet black it almost reminded me of an African bumblebee cichlid.
What I do like about her is that she is very active and cruising around the tank bossing everyone around. Most jacks I've seen seem to hide in their caves.
Now that I've confirmed that she's most likely female I'm going to look for a male to add to the tank
Do you think I would be better off adding several young juveniles at the same time and see if she takes interest in any of them? ...
or look for a similar sized male as a single specimen to add in?
Which one of those scenarios would be more successful?
thank you!
When I bought it ( her ), she was Jet black. She has lightened up since acclimated. She is so agressive I figured it was male. I've kept almost every SA/CA except a Jack mostly because they are so common.
But when I saw this one at the local store it was so jet black it almost reminded me of an African bumblebee cichlid.
What I do like about her is that she is very active and cruising around the tank bossing everyone around. Most jacks I've seen seem to hide in their caves.
Now that I've confirmed that she's most likely female I'm going to look for a male to add to the tank
Do you think I would be better off adding several young juveniles at the same time and see if she takes interest in any of them? ...
or look for a similar sized male as a single specimen to add in?
Which one of those scenarios would be more successful?
thank you!
Getting multiple males her size is your best bet. Getting a single male/female to breed is almost a miracle unless we are talking Convicts.
Ok, that will be a little harder but I'll look into it.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Kevin @Tangeled up in Cichlids has what your looking for. Great place to order from, all my cichlids are from TUIC.
| Rocio octofasciata | 2 – 2.5" | CB ‘Jack Dempsey’ juveniles covered in brilliant blue spangling on body and bright blue cheeks | $8.50 ea. |
| " | 5 – 5.5" | Great sized grow out males covered in intense blue spangling and purplish colored heads | $30 ea. (males only |
Got my boy Casper from Tuic near 3 years now.
More recently, just about a year ago now, I Ordered some Amatitlania Nanolutae
More recently, just about a year ago now, I Ordered some Amatitlania Nanolutae