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  • DIY Fake aquarium plants from plastic trash bags DIY Fake aquarium plants from plastic trash bags

    HOMEMADE PLANTS FOR YOUR JACK DEMPSEY CICHLID AQUARIUM      Jack Dempsey cichlids, like most large cichlids, enjoy ripping plants to pieces. Even artificial plants take a beating from the larger fish. If you wish to have plenty of hiding places in your breeding tank, try this simple method of m...

  • Should I leave Jack Dempsey fry with parents

    Q...  Should I leave Jack Dempsey babies with their parents? A...  Yes, absolutely.  Jack Dempsey parents take excellent care of newborns.  The parents will help them eat by chomping up their own food into tiny bits for the newborns to eat.  They will do this until the fry are able to each la...

  • Juvenile Jack Dempsey Cichlid Fish 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 tan...