Tonya - 2012-08-13 I have a 60 gallon tank with one Jack. Do you think it would be too small for three or four even if I arranged a spot for each? If too small, would it be okay to get another male, I'm not too sure how I could deal with so many offspring!
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-08-13 I a well planned tank it will be fine. make sure to have over sized filtration. Upgrading in the future may be needed.
Rickie Kowalski - 2012-06-03 The picture posted as a jack Dempsey is a Male (Cihlasoma)Umbriferum, mine was half grown at 14 inches they the males can grow to 20 inches.
scavenger - 2012-05-08 Can I keep 2 or one jack dempsey in a 29 gallon?
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Charlie Roche - 2012-05-08 A minimum of a 50 gallon tank is recommended just for one - so even 29 gallons is too small for the adult.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-05-09 These fish get large. 29 gallon is fine when very young for 2 but they will out grow the tank so be prepared to upgrade as they grow.
j - 2012-03-27 I had a 12 year old jack dempsey called 'the juggernaut'. He passed away Dec 2010. He ate everything we put in the tank, other cichlids, angel fish, hilaries, you name it he ate it. He would only come out to eat if I was feeding him. I miss him, best fish ever.
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Celeste Lehman - 2012-04-22 I had a Jack Dempsey for at least 5 or 6 years when I lived in Minneapolis. Then I moved home and had him for 2 or 3 years more. Then I had a friend who was wondering if Jacky would like minnows and would eat them. So we put minnows in the tank. I guess I wasn't thinking and he got ick and other problems so sorry to Jacky. I put him at the end of my dads flower garden. He is still there. May he still rest in peace 2003. Thank god
sabrina - 2011-11-19 Hi, Has anyone ever heard of a bright red Jack Dempsey? I just got one and I have been unable to find information about about him/her. thanks, =)
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Brandon Smith - 2012-01-05 Just a very neat JD variant :)
Anonymous - 2012-02-10 Sounds like a female golden dempsey
Marjorie - 2011-04-05 I have a female jack dempsey and a male j.d. I have had them for over a year now. They have paired up but have not laid eggs yet. I feed them pellets and other frozen foods and worms sometimes. They are in a 55 gallon tank. I also put a mirror on the side of the tank but they have not spawned yet. What am I not doing right? I also put a slate in with them can you give me some advice? Thank you.
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Anonymous - 2011-06-23 The jacks are really shy they need all the privcy they can get. You may need to cover the front of the tank.
Anonymous - 2012-01-22 Turning up the heat a few degrees can help.
Joyce Johnson - 2012-02-03 I have a pair of Jack dempseys is the second pair I have had, the first many years ago. Both have readily spawned and reared fry. Are you sure you have a male and a female? Second, I always supply cave areas for my J39;s so if they want to hide they can, and usually it is in the provided cave area where they spawn, bringing the fry out to deposit in one of numerous pits they have made. I keep the temp at 78 and ph at 7.0. Filtration is both biological and chemical (charcoal). It sounds as if feed is similar to you, except I add the algae wafers that they sell for plecos. Good luck! JDs are awesome parents and it is fascinating to watch them care for they young.
Robin - 2011-02-07 I recently lost two Tinfoil Barbs in my 55 gallon tank. Now I have my one Jack Dempsey. He's 5 years old and full grown. I would like to add a fish or two. What would be the best fish to add and hope they get along?
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Anonymous - 2011-06-23 My oscar and 3 jacks do fine as long as you keep plenty of feeders.
jace - 2011-09-25 I have 2 mating pairs of jack dempseys and 2 fluebonis I think they're called and a bunch of other fish and they all do fine I also had oscars too and they did excellent.
samiran roy,india - 2011-11-24 Convict cichlids and oscars do fine with JD's
mike - 2011-08-09 I have a male and female blue gene jack dempsey there about a year or so old, I had got them from a friend who was going to flush them(or try to they are huge). I was wondering how do i get them to breed? Any help would do wonders. I also have a proven pair of red devils that I wanna figure out how to hatch there eggs myself.
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Charlie Roche - 2011-08-10 I really don't understand the question. How would you attmept to hatch eggs? Found something that you will probably understand but I don't. It says " You can remove the eggs and use a slow airstone as a surrogate mother. The eggs need a slow flow of water near them for the best hatching rate. Most people consider it much more enjoyable (though less predictable) to watch the parents tend the eggs and herd the fry around". It can be done so look up things like artificial incubation fresh water fish, using surragate to hatch eggs etc. That should help.
Also, breeding conditions??? Article on Animal World regarding breeding fresh water fish Link is http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/information/breeding_freshwater_fish.htm#cichlids I had circhlids and they would pair off and make all thse little caves using gravel, stones, plants whatever. Then they would just sit. I would then rearrage the tank cuz I thought they were bored. Well almost 35 years have gone by and I have been told that i was supposed to do that. I don't know but he breeds cichlids. Do they need to create a comfortable home? Mine did breed and then I had a whole mess of babies.
Anonymous - 2011-06-23 My 5 inch oscar and 3 jacks which are 2 inches and 2 are maybe 1inch an half do well. I had a red tail shark at one time but moved him to his own tank. The 3 jacks an oscar live well in a 55 tank for the moment as long as you keep plenty of feeders roseies on hand. Ron my oscar can get chassy. But I move things around when i see him acting out.
The Jack Dempsey Cichlid is one of the most interesting and beautiful of the American cichlids!
I have a 60 gallon tank with one Jack. Do you think it would be too small for three or four even if I arranged a spot for each? If too small, would it be okay to get another male, I'm not too sure how I could deal with so many offspring!
I a well planned tank it will be fine. make sure to have over sized filtration. Upgrading in the future may be needed.
The picture posted as a jack Dempsey is a Male (Cihlasoma)Umbriferum, mine was half grown at 14 inches they the males can grow to 20 inches.
Can I keep 2 or one jack dempsey in a 29 gallon?
A minimum of a 50 gallon tank is recommended just for one - so even 29 gallons is too small for the adult.
These fish get large. 29 gallon is fine when very young for 2 but they will out grow the tank so be prepared to upgrade as they grow.
My jack is very peaceful and scared of my other fish and they are tiny compared to him
If he was last in that could be the reason. As he gets comfortable he may lash out.
I had a 12 year old jack dempsey called 'the juggernaut'. He passed away Dec 2010. He ate everything we put in the tank, other cichlids, angel fish, hilaries, you name it he ate it. He would only come out to eat if I was feeding him. I miss him, best fish ever.
I had a Jack Dempsey for at least 5 or 6 years when I lived in Minneapolis. Then I moved home and had him for 2 or 3 years more. Then I had a friend who was wondering if Jacky would like minnows and would eat them. So we put minnows in the tank. I guess I wasn't thinking and he got ick and other problems so sorry to Jacky. I put him at the end of my dads flower garden. He is still there. May he still rest in peace 2003. Thank god
Hi,
Has anyone ever heard of a bright red Jack Dempsey? I just got one and I have been unable to find information about about him/her.
thanks,
=)
Just a very neat JD variant :)
Sounds like a female golden dempsey
I have a female jack dempsey and a male j.d. I have had them for over a year now. They have paired up but have not laid eggs yet. I feed them pellets and other frozen foods and worms sometimes. They are in a 55 gallon tank. I also put a mirror on the side of the tank but they have not spawned yet. What am I not doing right? I also put a slate in with them can you give me some advice? Thank you.
The jacks are really shy they need all the privcy they can get. You may need to cover the front of the tank.
Turning up the heat a few degrees can help.
I have a pair of Jack dempseys is the second pair I have had, the first many years ago. Both have readily spawned and reared fry. Are you sure you have a male and a female? Second, I always supply cave areas for my J39;s so if they want to hide they can, and usually it is in the provided cave area where they spawn, bringing the fry out to deposit in one of numerous pits they have made. I keep the temp at 78 and ph at 7.0. Filtration is both biological and chemical (charcoal). It sounds as if feed is similar to you, except I add the algae wafers that they sell for plecos. Good luck! JDs are awesome parents and it is fascinating to watch them care for they young.
I recently lost two Tinfoil Barbs in my 55 gallon tank. Now I have my one Jack Dempsey. He's 5 years old and full grown. I would like to add a fish or two. What would be the best fish to add and hope they get along?
My oscar and 3 jacks do fine as long as you keep plenty of feeders.
I have 2 mating pairs of jack dempseys and 2 fluebonis I think they're called and a bunch of other fish and they all do fine I also had oscars too and they did excellent.
Convict cichlids and oscars do fine with JD's
I have a male and female blue gene jack dempsey there about a year or so old, I had got them from a friend who was going to flush them(or try to they are huge). I was wondering how do i get them to breed? Any help would do wonders. I also have a proven pair of red devils that I wanna figure out how to hatch there eggs myself.
I really don't understand the question. How would you attmept to hatch eggs? Found something that you will probably understand but I don't. It says " You can remove the eggs and use a slow airstone as a surrogate mother. The eggs need a slow flow of water near them for the best hatching rate. Most people consider it much more enjoyable (though less predictable) to watch the parents tend the eggs and herd the fry around". It can be done so look up things like artificial incubation fresh water fish, using surragate to hatch eggs etc. That should help.
Also, breeding conditions??? Article on Animal World regarding breeding fresh water fish Link is http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/information/breeding_freshwater_fish.htm#cichlids I had circhlids and they would pair off and make all thse little caves using gravel, stones, plants whatever. Then they would just sit. I would then rearrage the tank cuz I thought they were bored. Well almost 35 years have gone by and I have been told that i was supposed to do that. I don't know but he breeds cichlids. Do they need to create a comfortable home? Mine did breed and then I had a whole mess of babies.
My 5 inch oscar and 3 jacks which are 2 inches and 2 are maybe 1inch an half do well. I had a red tail shark at one time but moved him to his own tank. The 3 jacks an oscar live well in a 55 tank for the moment as long as you keep plenty of feeders roseies on hand. Ron my oscar can get chassy. But I move things around when i see him acting out.