April 26, 2009
Juvenile Jack Dempsey Cichlid Fish
Jack Dempsey Juveniles 3 to 5 Months Old
These Jack Dempsey cichlids range in age from 3 months to 5 months. There are about 40 of them in this 55 gallon aquarium. Crowded, yes but with large water changes daily, filter cleaning and proper feeding, they do just fine.
The bottom of the tank is siphoned daily and the filters are cleaned every other day. The 55 tank is one of 5 aquariums all connected to a central filtration system. There is a bio-tower suspended over the sump filter that has 300 gph pumped through it. I don’t use carbon in this system because with the constant daily water changes of 20% to 25%, carbon is a waste of money.
Most all of these Jack Dempsey cichlids found their way into pet stores and are now being enjoyed by enthusiasts all over the area.
At this point I had approximately 300 Jack Dempsey cichlids under my care with more arriving all the time.
This is a very crowded tank but with the large water changes daily and filters cleaned 3 or 4 times a week, they are doing just fine. This aquarium is 1 of 5 in a closed system with a central filter. Cleaning is very easy as there is no gravel on the tank floors and the large filter pads slip right out replaced with clean pads taking about 2 minutes time. The dirty pads are then cleaned under the water spray and soaked for a day before being used again.
Feeding is a variety of home made foods, high quality cichlid feed, spurilina algae, adult live brine shrimp and earth worms for the larger juveniles.
- Approx. 40, 4 to 6 month old JDs in a 55 gallon aquarium
Jonathan
June 17, 2009 at 10:49 am
what kind of fish can live with jack dempsey that aren’t cichlids.
Your Name
June 22, 2009 at 11:12 am
u should youtube your setup. it looks really good.
Mike "T"
July 4, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Hi,
Hope u dont mind me contacting u but I’ve been away from keeping fish for some years and have returned to t5his great hobby….anyway I hope to try and breed some Jacks, can you recommend any techniques or reading ?
Many Thanks
Mike “T”
chris
July 11, 2009 at 4:13 am
I’m in the process of setting up a cichlid tank that i would like to house a pair of ebjd’s but im having a hard time differentiating them between regular jd’s. any clues?
Darren
November 3, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Hi i recently pick up 6 juvanile jds,by looking at yours i reckon they are about 3-4 months old.im kepping them in a 260 litre tank,temperture is around 78f,feeding 2-3 times a day. 25 percent water change once a week.Any advice on speeding up there growth would be gratefull,hoping to gain a breeding pair out of them,thanks Darren.
Max Hecox
November 11, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Hey i just bought a little jack dempsey from the local pet store. He is about a 1.5 inches long. I was curious to to know how long until he/she gets larger, adult size. Also he does have red on his dorsal fin along the top is it a good indicator he will be male?