Comments on: Encouraging Jack Dempsey cichlids to lay eggs

By: javier

javier — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:21:36 +0000

my JD dont seem to want to mess with the mirror what do i do

By: jeremy

jeremy — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:39:05 +0000

i have 2 jack depseys that had babys how long do i have to wait to get ride of some of them

By: randy

randy — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:40:00 +0000

i have try the mirror but get no luck at all the male an female seen like the just wanna laid togehter in the cave that i got for them an are less active

By: jackarthur46

jackarthur46 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:38:17 +0000

Hey Tim..
You’re 1 year old Jack Dempsys, being only 1/2 to 2 inches in length, are terribly undersized. A healthy 1 year old JD should be at least 4 to 5 inches and already breeding.It’s almost impossible to tell the sex of a 2 inch JD. I’d get rid of most of them and keep the largest in hopes that they will grow more and eventually breed. Good luck Tim.

Jack Lamountain / The World Of jack Dempsey Cichids.

By: tim

tim — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:34:09 +0000

I have 10 jack dempesy frys about a year old from 1/2 ” to 2″ is that normal for a year good. They have been in a small tank with 30 other other when I got them. And how do I tell if their male and females. Cause I just want one of each….. Please email me ASAP I need to get ride of the other soon. Mrpeek90@gmail.com

By: Eddie

Eddie — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:01:31 +0000

i can not tell if my eggs white or brown

By: olive

olive — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:31:41 +0000

hey jackarthur46,this is the second time my fish layed eggs within a month.The first time there was so many but,i didn’t know that there was food out there for the little ones to eat,i thougth they ate the junk off the rocks or something,and they were staying very little,that’s when i went looking for some food (first bites)for them and i started feeding it to them and the got bigger quick.most of them died before i got to feed them,i think imight have starved them or something ,i’m new at this!but they all died.Now she layed some more,and i have been watching them they didn’t fully hatch today but they were doing the wiggles you know,so i started feeding them now the (first bites),i hope they all live!But last time i thought i saw the smallest one (some say female)sneak around the big one (some say male)and eat the babys,if that big would see that it would swim over there to that fish real quick and tell him what’s up! i removed the one that was trying to eat them,is that ok ?do the babys need there parents at all?will they eat there own babys? i do feed them regulary….bloodworms or shrimp,should i feed them something else? help me please,i just love fish.

By: mcfly

mcfly — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:04:32 +0000

Its a mating ritual put a flat rock in their tank for them to lay eggs on if you havent done tis already

By: mcfly

mcfly — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:59:19 +0000

If the eggs are a brownie colour they are firtile if they are white they are not .Often you will get both some firtile some not. Dont worry about the unfirtilzed they will float to the surfice where you can remove them. There is two ways you can hatch the eggs
1) leave the eggs with both parents to care for them or
2) remove the rock with the eggs and put them in a small tank with a heater and air bubbles close to the rock to simulate the parents circulating the water around the eggs. Do not put a filter in the tank yet or when the fry hatch they will be sucked into the filter. The eggs should hatch in 3-4 days and become wrigglers. After a further 6-8 days they should start to swim around as free swimmers.
I hope this helps and good luck.

By: mcfly

mcfly — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:46:04 +0000

females have a more solid blue gill plate and males have a spotted blue gill plate