New electric blue jack dempsey

[Tarzan15]

Hey guys so I have a 100 gallon tank with a 4 inch tiger Oscar and three inch red spotted gold severum. I just got a electric blue Jack Dempsey but he’s only 1 inch in length. I’m worried about the Oscar trying to make him a late night snack till he grows a little bit. Would it be okay to place the Jack Dempsey in a 10 gallon tank by himself till he grows some or just hope for the best in the 100 gallon. There’s a ton of fake plants and three larger terra cotta pots, I’m just worried it won’t turn out well

 

[tlindsey]

Hey guys so I have a 100 gallon tank with a 4 inch tiger Oscar and three inch red spotted gold severum. I just got a electric blue Jack Dempsey but he’s only 1 inch in length. I’m worried about the Oscar trying to make him a late night snack till he grows a little bit. Would it be okay to place the Jack Dempsey in a 10 gallon tank by himself till he grows some or just hope for the best in the 100 gallon. There’s a ton of fake plants and three larger terra cotta pots, I’m just worried it won’t turn out well

Welcome aboard
Personally would growout the EJD in a separate aquarium.

 

[bathawk]

I grew my ebj out for 9 months in a 20 gallon did 50% weekly water changes and fed twice a day and it grew quite quickly almost a year now and 4 plus inches an inch is quite small so may well end up as lunch.

 

[SharptoothBass]

Hey guys so I have a 100 gallon tank with a 4 inch tiger Oscar and three inch red spotted gold severum. I just got a electric blue Jack Dempsey but he’s only 1 inch in length. I’m worried about the Oscar trying to make him a late night snack till he grows a little bit. Would it be okay to place the Jack Dempsey in a 10 gallon tank by himself till he grows some or just hope for the best in the 100 gallon. There’s a ton of fake plants and three larger terra cotta pots, I’m just worried it won’t turn out well

I grew my ebjds out in 10 gallons this was him in may,

same fish 3 months later.

 

[Bluesandtwo]

I grew my ebjds out in 10 gallons this was him in may,

same fish 3 months later.

What were you feeding yours on? Had mine for 3 days and he won't touch anything dry? I've read they can be fussy and stubborn eaters?

 

[SharptoothBass]

Live blackworms, frozen bloodworms, live brine shrimp and frozen shrimp.

 

[SharptoothBass]

What were you feeding yours on? Had mine for 3 days and he won't touch anything dry? I've read they can be fussy and stubborn eaters?

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he was over six inches and spawning regularly when I sold him.