New Setup... Awesome

[RiverMonsterFisher]

Hey,

This is my new 65 gallon that I got for my birthday. I wanted a 125 but my parents said it was "too" big. Sooo I had to settle for this one. Its has one common pleco, one Jack Dempsey, and 5 convict cichlids. I want to know what sex the Jack Dempsey is. I plan on breeding him. Tell me what you think about the setup.

Trey

 

[Dark Jester]

Dempsey is a female. Looks like a mix of male and female cons. Nice looking tank.

For dempseys, a bright blue beard generally signifies a female. Males might have some blue on the chin, but not nearly as much as females, and the males usually have more gold and blue spangling along their whole bodies.

 

[RiverMonsterFisher]

Dempsey is a female. Looks like a mix of male and female cons. Nice looking tank.

Thanks man. The JD is about 7 in. I want to breed it. Is it big enough to breed?

 

[Dark Jester]

Sure. They will start breeding at around 3". Yours is probably at least 7 or 8 months old. You'll want to get a male around the same size. A smaller male might work, or she might just kill him.

 

[kevinfleming21]

she should be big enough to breed, but some things would have to change a bit for that scenario. Tank looks good BTW

 

[Gasha]

lol you say you want to breed your jack, but i hope you realize you will be breeding convicts soon enough.... nice setup though... Like the black gravel...

 

[RiverMonsterFisher]

lol you say you want to breed your jack, but i hope you realize you will be breeding convicts soon enough.... nice setup though... Like the black gravel...

Haha yeah I know. I hope to get rid of the convicts soon. Thanks

 

[Dark Jester]

Yeah, you'll have con fry in the next few weeks probably. Any fish besides the parents will be bullied pretty bad. Con Parents are mean.

 

[Gasha]

if you get rid of them you should keep a female for sure....very cute cichlid imo.. also what are the dimensions of your 65? i don't think that tank is really big enough for 2 adult JD..

 

[RiverMonsterFisher]

I know the other cons will be bullied. What about the Jack?