Wild caught Jack Dempseys from Cenote Cristalin

[duanes]

I wasn't able to catch any.
I had JDs in the 60s and thought I was done with them, until seeing them in nature.
I think sailfin mollies would make a fabulous biotope, with brackish water and maybe even mangrove.

Some of the mollies were as large as adult JDs, but they lived at more deeper depths of over 12ft, so I couldn't get a pic, they were also a beautiful, very iridescent blue.
My plan is to go back this year and get some underwater shots.

The catfish seemed to be preying on young JDs and mollies, as did the gobys

 

[bulldovii]

Any updated pictures of these guys? What ever happened to them?

2nd that I'd really like to see how much they've changed.

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[VOLACIOUS]

I'm very curious as well.

 

[spike38]

I'm sorry to report that my wild Dempsey's have died, Or should I say were killed. I had a two Gold Dempseys in the tank. And they decided to kill everything else in the 55 gl tank. All in one days time.

Spike

 

[austos12]

sad to hear

 

[Aquanero]

Sorry to hear that. I was hopimg for some nice pics of adolescent JDs.

 

[newworld]

I have some from wild ones from "crooked tree" Belize I brought back this may, soon I'll get pics but literally moving....they are from about 3 to 4 inches

 

[AllAlaskan]

Aw man that sucks Sorry to hear about your fish going homicidal on your WC ones

 

[bulldovii]

Sorry to hear that it would be great to get some wild JD's back on the market.

Newworld I'm looking forward to the pics.
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