New To JD's Pick This A Pair Up Today :)

[Far2lively]

Not the greatest of pics

 

[Jillfishie]

Nice little JD you have there.

-Jill

 

[Far2lively]

yeah i really like the blue spots under the eye i couldnt get a photo of the other one he or she is hiding, how long do they take to get full size??

 

[Jillfishie]

Jack Dempsey's are beautiful fish.
Under the right conditions you can have them grow 5 - 6 inches the first year.
After that growing slows down & growth depends on tank size, water conditions & food you're feeding them.

I look forward to updates on your little guys.
-Jill

 

[Far2lively]

do you think they will eat hikari massivore pellets?? if not whats the best thing to feed them??

thanks

 

[pureadrenaline]

I feed mine red wiggler worms. They love those things.

 

[Far2lively]

they seem to just be hiding is this normal?? how should i go about setting up the tank?? rocks and sand?? thanks

 

[hauntingurcoma]

Ime dempseys are a shy fish and tend to hid alot.Sand and rocks and lots of caves seem to always work for me.I feed my demseys a variety of livebearers,ghost shrimp,hikari pellets(floating and sinking)spirlina sticks,shrimp pellets and fresh shrimp from the store.The one in the pic looks to be female.

 

[Excedrin102]

Love the blue spots under the eye.The Dempseys I have aren't too picky on what I feed them except freeze dried food and some frozen foods.


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[Jillfishie]

Far2lively
It's best to feed them a variety of foods.
I feed mine a variety of special ordered flakes/pellets & frozen foods.

Dempsey's are shy fish most of the time & you should provide them places to hide to make them comfortable.
After a while they'll start to come out from hiding more often.

-Jill