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I recently purchased two small Electric Blue Jack Dempsey's and, I have kept Jack Dempsey before but, not this breed. I am aware that they are not found in the wild and have been told that they are non-aggressive. The fish store that I purchased them from were keeping them in a tank with molly's. I was wondering about most other aspects so I can assess the details for my tank. Thanks for any help available.
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Probably bred with different genes. If they were kept in a tank with mollies without eating them, then you could try a community tank. There's not much difference between EBJDs when it comes to keeping them. -
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Supposedly they are a color 'morph', originally found in Brazil in 1985. They actually need to be bred with 'normal' jack Dempsey or those that are from spawns of EBJD that exhibit 'normal' coloration. Only 25-50% of the offspring will be EBJD. There have been numerous attempts to ascertain their genetic lineage, but thus far have not met with widespread acceptance that they are indeed a morph and not a hybrid of some type. They do seem to grow slower and act less aggressively, even being mentioned that they have a different body shape. Possible genetic abnormalities/limitations could be the root cause, especially if they are manifesting a recessive trait. Recently I saw a pink variant from this strain as well.In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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I had a buddy buy 3 awhile back, and all 3 ended up blind within a couple weeks. He talked to someone who told him it a fairly common problem. I don't know how true that is, but they are nice looking fishComment
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EBJDs are more suseptible to diseases (this is why the price differential on larger specimens is much greater than on smaller specimens)and do have a tendancy to be less aggressive.Scarecrow : I haven't got a brain... only straw.
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+1 there are also some morphs are sterile. I forgot what gene it was that people were breeding. It looked terrific, but it wasn't able to produce fry.Originally posted by armthehomeless View Post
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