Comments on: INFORMATION ABOUT THE CARE OF JACK DEMPSEY CICHLID FISH

By: Mo k Gandhi

Mo k Gandhi — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:58:00 +0000

Thank you very much jackarthur46. I do not want to put him into the pond, but guests at my house are insisting that I do because his tank is way too small. Putting him into a pond to die is much worse in my book. Thanks again. Jack will live out his years in an aquarium, a much bigger aquarium very soon.

By: jackarthur46

jackarthur46 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:38:25 +0000

Mo K You’re Jack Dempsey would NOT survive the cold water. I put some JD’s in a koi pond (about 1500 gal) and as the water dropped into the 60′s, the Jack Ds got very quiet and they all died as the water temp was dropping lower than 60F. Don’t even attempt it. He would love that pond in the summer with all those critter to chase and eat. *wink*.

By: Mo K Gandhi

Mo K Gandhi — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:04:05 +0000

I have a year old JD, male I believe. I am being told to release him into a 1/2 acre pond that is eight feet deep in most parts. I live in Michigan and the pond does freeze over in the winter to about four inches deep. There are plenty of gold fish and minnows, frogs, plants, water bugs, and algae to eat. Would he be able to survive the winter? I will not release him there if he can not. His tank is too small and my main tank is filled with non-aggressive fish that he eats when I put him in there. He’s a great fish with a great personality. Never knew a fish could be this personable.

By: peril

peril — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:49:45 +0000

Hi there. I got two tanks at home, a 75 gallon and a 50 gallon, plus a tiny planted tank for fry. My problem is the 7.inch jd I adopted. He grew two inches since I picked him up from a 20 gallon tank where he lived alone since he killed 3 other jds. I kept him in the 75 gallon first with turtles since he would try to kill any fish he saw, but now that I sold the turtles he is living alone in a 50 gallon and I moved all my fish to 75 g.instead. My question is, how can I cheer him up and companions for him? He barely swims and seems bored and.depressed in the tank alone, but the moment a new fish goes.in he tries to kill.it….what can I put in with him? A female maybe?

By: Tk

Tk — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:40:05 +0000

Try Melafix and pimafix by api you can use both products att the same time. Remove your carbon treat with both products at the same time every day for 7 days and on day 8 do a 50% water change. Add new carbon and add some stress coat

By: Tk

Tk — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:34:27 +0000

Try a Melafix and pimafix combination , be sure to remove your carbon and follow directions on both bottles. Its fine to use in combination. Use those for 7 days and do a 50% water change on day 8

By: Tk

Tk — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:31:04 +0000

Keep the fry with the parents for a few weeks then seperate them

By: Tk

Tk — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:26:41 +0000

Also a penguin bio wheel or and aqua clear for a filter

By: Tk

Tk — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:24:58 +0000

Get rid of the gold fish. The dempsy needs to me moved to a bigger tank but the firemouth and you could get away with a yellow lab cichlid (electric yellow cichlid)

By: Molly

Molly — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:51:28 +0000

Hey there I just introduced a 7in JD into a 95 gal tank. This tank has 2 blue crayfish, two 4in convicts, a 10 1/2in sucker fish, and a 5in goldfish….. Surprisingly the gold fish has held his own previously with two 6in oscars and later the convicts! But I am wondering despite the gold fish dose this tank sound reasonable or should I remove some fish and put them in a separate 55gal that I have available?! The current 95gal has some plants, caves, and a sandy bottom, it’s kept at aprox 75*f, has a under tank filter and 100gal bio wheel filter and lots of airation….. Please help?!?!