Weird little JD knows how to stand up?
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OK a few things. 1.) yes, you can tell a BG jack from an EB jack but only when they are relatively young. There will be a translucent lavender-ish area on the forehead if it's a Blue Gene. I have both normals and Blue Genes in a tank right now and you can clearly see the difference in the head area. Once they grow up their color USUALLY fills in the lavender area with dark pigment making it hard to tell which are which. I visited a fish wholesaler/breeder here in Florida recently and had him show me tanks full of both his normal juvies and his Blue Gene juvies. I could clearly tell the difference once he pointed out to me how to do it. Because of the translucent nature of the color it's hard to capture digitally but not impossible. I will try to get some pics of mine to show the difference but I don't know if the fish and light will cooperate.
2.) The fish in "Gutted's" picture is older than it's size would indicate. You can see that in the size of the fish's eye. Nature keeps nutrients going to important parts of the body when a fish has been given less than ideal feeding or water quality or disease. The brain and eyes are two of those parts that are needed to keep from being eaten by other fish so the rest of the body suffers by not growing as fast. That could also be a reason this fish looks a little taller and more spangled than a fish of his size would normally be.
3.) Jacks are never picky eaters. Simple fact, if he is not eating well, he is sick. Intestinal Protozoans. He needs a full treatment with Flubendazole: http://www.inkmkr.com/Fish/FlubendazoleTreatment.pdf It will take three doses but he should start eating during the second dose. At that point you should start feeding metrodiazanole flake: http://www.kensfish.com/moreinfo/kens-premium-metronidazole-garlic-flake.htmlThe reason for Metro Flake is because not all protozoans respond to Flubendazole the same so using Metro is like a one-two punch! All your fish, even in other tanks in the same house should be treated at the same time. If you have a very large tank you might want to do the treatment in a hospital tank.
I have done this exact treatment myself very recently and seen a vast difference in eating, growth, color and breeding response. You will be glad you did the treatment. Remember to do a nearly 100% water change after the last treatment.
2.) The fish in "Gutted's" picture is older than it's size would indicate. You can see that in the size of the fish's eye. Nature keeps nutrients going to important parts of the body when a fish has been given less than ideal feeding or water quality or disease. The brain and eyes are two of those parts that are needed to keep from being eaten by other fish so the rest of the body suffers by not growing as fast. That could also be a reason this fish looks a little taller and more spangled than a fish of his size would normally be.
3.) Jacks are never picky eaters. Simple fact, if he is not eating well, he is sick. Intestinal Protozoans. He needs a full treatment with Flubendazole: http://www.inkmkr.com/Fish/FlubendazoleTreatment.pdf It will take three doses but he should start eating during the second dose. At that point you should start feeding metrodiazanole flake: http://www.kensfish.com/moreinfo/kens-premium-metronidazole-garlic-flake.htmlThe reason for Metro Flake is because not all protozoans respond to Flubendazole the same so using Metro is like a one-two punch! All your fish, even in other tanks in the same house should be treated at the same time. If you have a very large tank you might want to do the treatment in a hospital tank.
I have done this exact treatment myself very recently and seen a vast difference in eating, growth, color and breeding response. You will be glad you did the treatment. Remember to do a nearly 100% water change after the last treatment.
