Comments on: How and What To Feed Jack Dempsey Fry http://jackdempseycichlid.com/breeding/how-and-what-to-feed-jack-dempsey-fry/ Jack Dempsey cichlid Nandopsis Octofasciatum / Cichlasoma Octofasciatum Tue, 18 May 2010 02:39:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: jackarthur46 http://jackdempseycichlid.com/breeding/how-and-what-to-feed-jack-dempsey-fry/comment-page-1/#comment-400 jackarthur46 Tue, 18 May 2010 02:39:37 +0000 http://jackdempseycichlid.com/?p=871#comment-400 Nicole... All fish, other then the parents, will consume these Jack Dempsey fry. Even the tank of Tetras will consume them. You must place them alone or with just the parents. Your parent fish are small yet sexually mature.. so.. I would guess that they have been raised in very crowded conditions which restricts proper growth rate. Doesn't mean they're not healthy but I do believe they will have a shorter life span. Good luck with the fry. Nicole… All fish, other then the parents, will consume these Jack Dempsey fry. Even the tank of Tetras will consume them. You must place them alone or with just the parents.

Your parent fish are small yet sexually mature.. so.. I would guess that they have been raised in very crowded conditions which restricts proper growth rate. Doesn’t mean they’re not healthy but I do believe they will have a shorter life span. Good luck with the fry.

]]> By: nicole http://jackdempseycichlid.com/breeding/how-and-what-to-feed-jack-dempsey-fry/comment-page-1/#comment-399 nicole Mon, 17 May 2010 20:42:23 +0000 http://jackdempseycichlid.com/?p=871#comment-399 ok so...we bought 5 baby jack dempseys in Feb. 2010 for our 75 gallon aquarium..the week before easter weekend i noticed babies swimming about. yes my babies had babies!...we left them in the tank with know where to move them and they were all eaten..well about 2.5 weeks later we have babies again...i purchased a net basket made for the babies.. to maybe give them a chance but i was reading that they eat bacteria off of the gravel and the glass of the aquarium...keep in mind my dempseys are still babies themselves...them female is about 3 inches and the male is only a little bit bigger...what do you suggest to give these fry the best possible chance at survival..should i use the net basket...or i have a 55 gallon aquarium full of tetras and barbs...would the babies hurt them or vice versa.... ok so…we bought 5 baby jack dempseys in Feb. 2010 for our 75 gallon aquarium..the week before easter weekend i noticed babies swimming about. yes my babies had babies!…we left them in the tank with know where to move them and they were all eaten..well about 2.5 weeks later we have babies again…i purchased a net basket made for the babies.. to maybe give them a chance but i was reading that they eat bacteria off of the gravel and the glass of the aquarium…keep in mind my dempseys are still babies themselves…them female is about 3 inches and the male is only a little bit bigger…what do you suggest to give these fry the best possible chance at survival..should i use the net basket…or i have a 55 gallon aquarium full of tetras and barbs…would the babies hurt them or vice versa….

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