new jd ?

[ctenopoma]

I just picked up my jd yesterday I was told he was male, he doesn't have much blue/colour on his gill plates and has pointed flowing fins but seems to have a really washed out colour. he has hiding places good water quality with a ph of 6.5-7. I have been feeding him hikari cichlid bio gold+ but need suggestions on how to bring out the colours that made me want a jd in the first place

 

[Marsh82]

feed a quality pellter like Hikari Gold, provide him with hiding places etc - dim the lighting maybe?

Male JDs lose the spangling on bottom of the gill plates and head, so i def sound like yours is male. Expecialyl with the long flowing fins... does yours have a quite prominent red line along the length of his Dorsal?

 

[ctenopoma]

yes the red is really vibrant but thin

 

[Marsh82]

how long have you had him? it took mine about a week to colour up and become settled

 

[ctenopoma]

less than 24 hours lol I guess I am just being impatient

 

[haynchinook334]

yeah...just give um' time to settle in, then he'll be aright.

 

[ctenopoma]

I'm going to the petstore today and was wondering what would be another good cichlid to keep with my jack in a 55g, would a green terror or severum be a good choice, would like all suggestions