I currently have them in different tanks, the JD is around 2 in or 3in larger right now so Im waiting for the ebjd to grow a little before putting them together. And im not sure what it means to "vent sex the eb" im still kinda new to fish (3rd year keeping them)
Want to breed My EBJD with a Jack Dempsey
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Hey Jacob your fish does appear to be an ebjd and they are difficult to sex. Your jd is a male though for sure. Put them together and see how they interact but be ready to remove them if too aggressive. Google cichlid venting for an idea on what to look for if you don't want to test your blue with your jd.
Those are both male regular Jack Dempsey's.
Here is a regular male
Here is a regular female
Here is an EBJD (this one is male)
Regular male and female Jack Dempsey's are easy to sex due to females having blue on the gill plates and typically very little coloring down the sides of the body. Where as males have color on the entire body. Sexing EBJD are nearly impossible without venting as they really don't have any identifying marks. My understanding with EBJD is that females are not as common as males. Hope this helps.
Here is a regular male
Here is a regular female
Here is an EBJD (this one is male)
Regular male and female Jack Dempsey's are easy to sex due to females having blue on the gill plates and typically very little coloring down the sides of the body. Where as males have color on the entire body. Sexing EBJD are nearly impossible without venting as they really don't have any identifying marks. My understanding with EBJD is that females are not as common as males. Hope this helps.
my camera color quality is terrible. My ebjd looks more like the pic on the bottom. And it is really hard o get a good pic of him, he likes to camp out in the back.
this is a video from when I first started out the tank, his colors are easier to see in this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfHaMEuWc94&feature=channel_video_title
this is a video from when I first started out the tank, his colors are easier to see in this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfHaMEuWc94&feature=channel_video_title
To me they both look like EBJD. But the second one is definitely a male Dempsey. Where in Michigan are you located?
