Comments on: Should I leave Jack Dempsey fry with parents

By: spankymeat

spankymeat — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:16:50 +0000

i have a question for u, i also am breeding with a female bgjd and an ebgj, but m male is a lot bigger, my question is how big where ur fish?? im afraid to lose my male while im at work or something

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:38:33 +0000

I just got a female JD with her brood of fry, about 2 weeks old, father was electric blue. Mama killed dad before I got them all. When it’s time to remove Mama, could she possibly go in my big 75 gal tank that has five Haps ( aristochromis christii) who are about her size or smaller than her? They’re African, I know, but she won’t be breeding, no mate. The Africans spend a lot of time hiding out.

By: jackarthur46

jackarthur46 — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:21:30 +0000

David… the best way to remove tiny fry is to gently siphon them out of the aquarium into another 5 or 10 gallon tank with the same water as in the home tank. If your fish are vanishing then maybe they’re being sucked into your filter. When they are that tiny, very little filtration is needed. If at all possible, put the mother in with the fry for 3 to 4 weeks. She will help feed them properly.

By: David

David — Thu, 26 May 2011 01:02:22 +0000

This is the third time my dempseys have had babys. I have tried unsuccessfully to remove them in the past and after about 2-3 weeks they disappear ! What is the best way to remove the fry into their own tank?