My New Blue Dempsey

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JnASabo

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Hey guys, still new here. This weekend I'm going to pick up a Blue Jack Dempsey. I've kept regular Jack dempseys for about 8 years now, but this is my first Blue one. I've been studying them for awhile now and I know a few of you guys aren't extremely fond of them. (Have to try it anyway)
Anybody, who has kept them before, have any advice? Other than keeping a close eye on water quality.
 
JnASabo said:
Hey guys, still new here. This weekend I'm going to pick up a Blue Jack Dempsey. I've kept regular Jack dempseys for about 8 years now, but this is my first Blue one. I've been studying them for awhile now and I know a few of you guys aren't extremely fond of them. (Have to try it anyway)
Anybody, who has kept them before, have any advice? Other than keeping a close eye on water quality.
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Their not as agressive as regular dempseys.You can keep them with angel fish.Check out my photo gallery and you will see what i am talking about. :thumbsup:
 
Just don't keep them with anything overly aggressive. i've lost maybe 3 of them over the years so i've had my feel of them. Beautiful fish but in my opinion they are very mellow. i'd try them with geo's, angels, stuff along those lines. And yes watch your water quality. Good luck! they are awesome fish if you can keep them alive. I think i just tried putting them with fish that were too aggresive for them.
 
I lost one to a baby convict one time. They are good looking when they are young but I've seen alot lose there color with age. I think there more of a crap shoot then anything!
 
gubbz316 said:
I lost one to a baby convict one time. They are good looking when they are young but I've seen alot lose there color with age. I think there more of a crap shoot then anything!
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I hate when a 3.00 fish kills a 20.00 fish it sucks. :swear:
 
Yeah I'm planning on keeping him by himself for awhile. I've even thought about trying to breed him later on with one the smaller females, but it would take 2 generations of breeding to get More blue dempseys. I haven't decided if I want to fool with it.
 
craig said:
Their not as agressive as regular dempseys.You can keep them with angel fish.Check out my photo gallery and you will see what i am talking about. :thumbsup:
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Thanks Craig those are nice looking Jacks.
 
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