Hello, i have seen many pics of jds that are nice and dark in their bodies and have alot of spangling all over their bodies. So my question is how can i get my jds to look that good???? They are 5" and 3" is it just that they are too young, are their specific foods that bring out their colors, help??!!
The coloration of jack dempsys
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how long have you had them because they could be stressed . because every time i would move mine he would lighten up for a while but then he would get darker again.
also when he he wasnt on the top of the pecking order he'd become light but when the dominent fish was moved he darkened right back up again!
also when he he wasnt on the top of the pecking order he'd become light but when the dominent fish was moved he darkened right back up again!
My Jack was washed out when I had white gravel mixed with Crused Coral, now that I have a All dark water blue background and a black substrate, he is much darker. Now he is not the Alpha Dog in the Tank, which as said may factor in, but when I changed the substrate, he darkened up.
Now for the best colors Rottbo has his Jacks with the standard colors, dark and even some Red Bellys!
Those were the best looking standard Jacks I have ever seen!
Now for the best colors Rottbo has his Jacks with the standard colors, dark and even some Red Bellys!
Those were the best looking standard Jacks I have ever seen!
i have some really nice jacks. i don't have a "dark" scheme to the tank, their colors are always impressive. natural colors with wood/rockwork. 
i'd like to rottbo's jacks
i'd like to rottbo's jacks Mine was very dark in a tank with black sand. Moved her into another tank with natural light colors and she has lightened up quite a bit. Of course so has everyone else.
cichlid stix...
bloodworms..
Krill...
worms..
work great at growin an colorin em up.
MY pic had an unfair advantage.. it was an EBJD that got mangled baaaad at like an inch long... then he took over a year to grow his fins back...RIP
bloodworms..
Krill...
worms..
work great at growin an colorin em up.
MY pic had an unfair advantage.. it was an EBJD that got mangled baaaad at like an inch long... then he took over a year to grow his fins back...RIP
all jacks are different like some say they changed color when the subsrate was darker. mine is a light brown subsrate and he is still very dark! someone said that his isnt on the top and is still dark while mine light whenevr not on the top!
but also while fighting with other cichilids mine darkens even more!
but also while fighting with other cichilids mine darkens even more!
when i took my jaguar out of the tank my dempseys color came out considerably they also swim around alot more but when they are feeling agressive they also darken up nicely