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[Scotty Richo]

Hey I'm looking for something too add too my newly started and been thinking a few Electric blue jack Dempsey would spark things up in my tank and was jw if there is any Electric blue jack Dempsey fry or young adults out there or in the process of breeding and will wait for fry ??

Would be good for any info on getting anything these guys or even if their still out there??

Cheers scott

[Michael the fish fanatic]

I have seen them on gumtree before but they are very expensive

[Redevilz]

Nothing wrong with normal Jack dempseys. Just as pretty if they are eating nutritious food IMO. Pretty cheap too.

[Jeff]

Good luck with EBJD's.  I've had nothing but dramas with them.  Can't get them beyond 5cm without dying.  Can't work out why they die.  Very expensive fish that are extremely hard to keep!

 

The last batch Bowdy shipped them from interstate but they failed.  I think he managed to keep a few longer than me then moved them on.  I'd love to find out also if anyone has managed to grow them to decent adult size in Perth.

Edited by Jeff, 20 April 2014 - 10:39 PM.

[JackMack]

I know Bermont has some, might be worth asking him where he got them.

[Bermont]

all of bowdys original batch died, i ended up with the last 3 but they just kept dropping off, tried again recently, got 2 but one killed the other so only got the 1 left now but only need 1 to breed them

[Jeff]

Same old story   I hope you're successful Bermont.  I thought I was onto a winner a few years back thinking I'd bred two Blue gene JD's together but I got no EDJD fry out of 500+ so I knew the parents were not in fact Blue Gene JD's as I was told

 

Good luck!!

[Bermont]

the breeding pair ive got have a very deep dark blue color to them which ive not seen very often, sometimes almost black and have a lot of metallic blue on them, so im hoping mine may potentially be blue gene but i doubt it, gonna actually try and raise some fry and see what i get.

[Michael the fish fanatic]

Here is a gumtree add for EBJD
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/thornlie/fish/electric-blue-jack-dempsy-can-be-hand-fed-/1044684164

[Scotty Richo]

Bermont are you able too send us a few pics too my email so I can check your fish out skudly_evil@hotmail.comp

[Bermont]

he is really small still, only 5cm, they seem to grow so damn slow!! my jag fry have doubled in size in less time

[Scotty Richo]

Really don't give up bro it will hey there