why does my jack look different?

[neretaire]

Here is my jack dempsey
he seems to look quite differnt than others his dorsal fins....
anyway is he really a jack? and why does he have a split dorsal?

 

[Sarah88]

yeah hes def a jack, and fin is like that because of an injury, is there another fish with him that could be picking on him or is he fighting with anyone? if its recent it should eventually grow back but sometimes damage like that can stay

 

[Sab_Fan]

yeah, definitely a JD . . . appears to be male . . . probably just somebody took a bite out of his fin at some point

is your Tank Setup correct? do you have the JD with a Red Devil in a 55G tank? that could be the problem

 

[neretaire]

they have been apart for 8 months i sperated them before thye got big....but now thye are both rather large! tiem for anew tanke one for each!....jack has always lookd like this even when i got him form the shop as wee guy...

 

[Sarah88]

yeah could just be that a brother/sister of his at the fish store took a chunk out of him when he was little and it was just a little too much damage to heal back all the way, and yeah def need new tank for that red devil that guy needs a 75g though the JD will be fine in the 55g by himself, you must be doing a ton of wc to keep that water clean with those big guys in there!!

 

[neretaire]

yup i do clean frequently..but i luv my boys they are actully in with a few other fish most of whom stay with jack... for some odd reason i cant figure out.. the rosy feeders hang out with sunset(the red devil) and he actully tolerates them! wierd! ill see about getting a photo of sunset....and the other inhabitants.... im new around here ...

 

[Sarah88]

for some odd reason i cant figure out.. the rosy feeders hang out with sunset(the red devil) and he actully tolerates them! wierd! ill see about getting a photo of sunset....and the other inhabitants.... im new around here ...

WELCOME!!! and rosies being tolerated by red devil!!! GOTTA POST SOME PICS OF THAT FOR SURE