At what size is an electric blue jack dempsey mature?

[anzo1993]

Hello, im getting ready to start an electric blue jack dempsey breeding project, i just acquired a small electric blue jack a little over an inch, i have him in a 45 alone, with a fluval c4 filter and an aquaclear 30 attached to it( more filtration the better). I just wanted to know at what size can i start trying to breed him or her??

 

[Chiapet29]

Hello, im getting ready to start an electric blue jack dempsey breeding project, i just acquired a small electric blue jack a little over an inch, i have him in a 45 alone, with a fluval c4 filter and an aquaclear 30 attached to it( more filtration the better). I just wanted to know at what size can i start trying to breed him or her??

Your best bet is to add a few blue Gene Dempseys with your electric blue now when their juvi's & let them pair off, once a pair is established seperate them right away

 

[anzo1993]

I would really like to do that but all the stores in my area only have 2.5-4" regular dempseys, so my only real option for the moment is to grow him/her out as soon as possible

 

[vinod_uthaiah]

They hit maturity over 4 inches... Your project for EBJD Fry will be along one.
If you cannot get some Blue Gene JD...then
try pairing the EBJD with a JD and then starts the story of segregating the BGJD's and again pairing the BGJD with EBJD.

 

[anzo1993]

Thanks for the info, I know it'll probably take a while but I wanted to do this breeding project for awhile now, and it's strange that these guys breed so late, i've had regular Jacks breed at 2.5 inches

 

[coltiger1975]

sorry for my ignorance here...breeding two EBJD will not result in EBJD's? Are they a mutation or hybrid? I've seen them at Big Al's here and was thinking about buying a couple for my HRP tank.

 

[anzo1993]

I find there more friendly than regular jack dempseys, and I believe there a mutation, also much more delicate than the average dempsey in terms of water condition

 

[anzo1993]

and it won't work breeding 2 together

 

[coltiger1975]

oh that explains why they are so expensive thanks

 

[ehh]

oh that explains why they are so expensive thanks

Yup. More prone to die when smaller than 2", very slow growth rates, more prone to illness....
30$ a pop sounds about right haha