What kind of fish is this?

[daniel89]

Im guessing this is the right place I might be wrong. How ever I obtained two fish today for free. I know they are jack dempseys maybe even Electric blues. If they are I just hit the ball out of the park Just need to confirm that they are electric blues cause they are huge . Also how do I sex these things... Also what is the best food to feed these monsters to keep my pocket with cash and not in food lol.

The pictures are of them in 1 gallon zip lock bags for reference of size.

The first two pictures are of the smaller one. The 3rd and 4th pictures are of the bigger one.

 

[NCStateFisher]

not EBJDs but they look like blue gene jack dempseys to me, which is what are bred to make EBJDS

 

[daniel89]

Yeah, that is what throw me for a loop cause they have the color of electric blue's but to me from what I seen EBJD have more blue in them then these do.

 

[NCStateFisher]

yeah, EBJD have the blue base color instead of brown. Regardless you just picked up a couple nice free fish

 

[daniel89]

Agreed, the bigger one is larger than my hand and I have no idea what to feed these things and I doubt tropical fish flakes will work lmao

 

[NCStateFisher]

your best bet is to get them on a staple diet of pellets, i'd recommend getting them on hikari cichlid gold, relatively inexpensive and it lasts quite a while. Can be good to give em frozen silversides or krill once in a while too

 

[Calihawk]

NO WAY, you can't tell Blue Gene from a regular Jack, it is in their DNA not their colors. #4 has nice colors and too bad they are all males

 

[NCStateFisher]

you can't tell Blue Gene from a regular Jack, it is in their DNA not their colors.

really? I thought it was visual. good to know though

still the last one is a really good lookin fish haha

 

[daniel89]

I figured they were both males or both females cause they cant be together unless they are divided cause they fight.

Thanks for confirming the sex though . Also good info on the blue jack and regular. And I know #4 has nice colors its the same one in #3 , # 1 and 2 are the same fish.

 

[Calihawk]

Although there are many variations in life, females will have the 'blue beard'.