Your jack dempsey was scratching..that’s a sign of “ich” it’s a disease that alot of fish get…you better treat it, if you still have him.

wow thats a pretty jd how big is it

nice lookinn jack i just put blue rocks in my tank and it makes mine look way better

i miss my j.d. he was 10.5 inches and caught bloat :’(

sometimes just being around a bigger fish can stress the smaller one out, another possibility is that the bigger one already established dominance, the dominate ones usually grow faster, i had two buttikoferi tilapias in one tank that i got at the same time and they really liked each other, but one was still 3 inches while the other one was 5.5, i seperated them and the smaller one went through a growth spurt, try seperating for a bit

how long did it take him to get that big and colorful

im jd eats everthing i put in my tank from lobsters, to sucker fishes, to other cichlids. Does anyone know the life span of these fish?

Well one of them is probobly a female and the male likes her!

i am having a problem with 1 of my 2 JD’s i bought them at the same time and roughly the same size but one of them is getting larger and the other is still just as big when i got him and there is no sign of bullying so if you can PLZZZ HELP!!!

Then why would they stay in the same cave, the little one seems like I see him eat more than the big one, especially when feeders are in the tank. Is it possible they are opposite sex do jacks even pair off?

how long did it take for ur jack to get 7-8 inches big?

the other ones smaller because it gets bullied, its a combo of not eating enough and stress.

hi i wondered if u could help me.. im having trouble with my dempsey.. weve had him a yr with the same fish.. we added some plants to the water and he’s got the hump!! hes been off his food for about 4 wks, he looks healthy still and his colours are still bright!! i caught him eating fish eggs the other day but he will not eat his usual food..he just shakes his head when u put it in???

how long did your jack take to get that big, mines about 7-8 inches but doesnt look nearly that big especially in the face. Also I bought my jacks at about the same time and the one is still only about 4 inches, why is the one so much bigger?

my jd is like 6 or 7 inches and all he does is sit at the bottom and swim really slow..but when i feed my fish he rushes to the top..idk hes weird.i hope its not sick

do they eat feeders?

yes actually it depends are you ready for spawning if not nen no but if so get dividers and ten galln tanks with sponge filters and sell the little ones when a inch long might me long but its worth the wait!

1 fire mouth and 1 convict and 1 jd then yes

could i have 2 firemouths, 2 convicts, and a jd in a 55 gallon for life?

it has good filtration and i do 25% water changes weekly.

they are beautiful fish. they must be a real conversation piece when you have guests.

They were sold together I believe – I inherited them from a friend – and I didn’t know they were male + female at first. They never mated (or successfully if so) that I knew of, but they did seem to get along well.

Yeah they are nice jacks. Are they a breeding pair?