albert_dao Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 http://tropicalfishgallery.com/potm/winner...5_02_04Jack.jpg Whoo hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Beautiful :drool: Is that an adult or juvie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert_dao Posted December 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 The caption said it was a full grown female. The site was really ghetto though. To be honest, this picture really deflates my interest in these fish, not to say that it was very high in the first place. I really do think full grown dempseys are a bit more appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandj Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 I just came back from Big Als. I saw the 4 remaining Blue JD's that I am sure that were from the same batch as mine. They are the same size as mine. And they look WORSE than mine. If anyone has been in Big Als during the last 4 months, you will have seen these. The pec fins are practically gone...just like mine. I don't know why....they are prone to fin rot there? AND...they have that weird white/creamy spot in the centre of their eyes...just like mine. See, I told you it wasn't my husbandry! I did happen to grab that beautiful adult Red Turquoise Discus that was in the big tank with the Heckels and wild Greens. The info I got was that it was in one of their show tanks. Yes, I remember looking at that tank long and hard. (Keep in mind I only go to BA's about once every 3 months or so) They always had 2 in there that had Hole in the Head and would not heal. And there were some in there that were completely normal. I got one of those. He is almost perfect. One pec fin a touch shorter than the other but that is just damage I think. No signs of pitting at all. He is gorgeous! I'm acclimatizing him/her right now. Sorry, didn't mean to change the subject. I am sure there are some HEALTHY Blue JD's out there.....somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandj Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 (edited) I found a gorgeous pic on the internet by "Tommy". Very nice. I couldn't get the pic here because it must be protected somehow. Would not go to Photobucket. Edited December 30, 2005 by wandj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlyriser Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 I traded for a couple of Blue Dempseys a while back, with Big Als.. They were always sick.. and both eventually died within a few months... I'm pretty sure it was my fishkeeping skills.. I'm no experts, but I've been at it awhile, and have lost very, very few fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandj Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Trust me, it was not your fishkeeping skills. And it is true that these fish looked ok when they first came in, and they just seem to progressively deteriorate as time goes by...no matter whose tank they are in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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