How to Breed Electric Blue Jack Dempsey?

How to Breed Electric Blue Jack Dempsey?
The Electric Blue Jack Dempsey(EBJD) cichlid Rocio octofasciata cf. (previously Cichlasoma octofasciatum) is considered to be one of the most beautiful freshwater aquarium fish.The Electric Blue Jack Dempsey is a freshwater fish that originates of Central America. It has a base colour of electric blue to gray, and displays many iridescent blue and green spots, giving this fish a spectacular look.The electric blue Jack Dempsey is one of the most recent and spectacular genetic mutations to come into the tropical fish hobby. It is an exceptionally brilliant fish that would make a beautiful addition to any suitable tank. When breeding, these colors will intensify. The dorsal and anal fins of mature males have long, pointed tips. Females lack these exaggerated tips. During breeding both genders considerably darken in color, appearing almost black with little to no metallic coloration. If you breed two Electric Blue Jack Dempsey together, the fry are too weak to survive. So need to hybrid with "Blue Gene" Jack Dempsey Cichlids.In order to produce more electric blue Dempseys, these blue-gene offspring were bred to the original blue specimens. In this method, about 50 percent of the fry were blue, and 50 percent were the normal color, but since one parent was blue, all of these normal fry were blue-gene specimens. Then 50 % Fry will come EBJD & 50% Fry will come "Blue Gene" Jack Dempsey. But fry survive rate is more less than normal jack Dempsey Fry. They spawn in burrows, laying up to 500 eggs.In aquarium, eggs hatch in 3 days at 26.6°C and fry become free-swimming in 3 days. The fry are well protected by the parents.Visibly blue fry are weaker than normal-colored fry, whether blue-gene or pure normal, so the blue fry must be isolated as quickly as possible from their stronger, normal-colored siblings. The blue fry have an opaque coloring compared to normal-colored fish, and this difference can be detected when the fry are about a quarter of an inch in length. If the fry are not isolated when detectable, their normal-colored siblings will soon kill them. Jack Dempsey is carnivorous and will eat most prepared and frozen foods, including freeze-dried bloodworms, tubifex, and ocean plankton, as well as live fish.Specially If you planing to breed EBJD,Need to give high protein foods during conditioning male & female

[@Igfretms]

Nice job 👍🏻 First we thought they fight . Why is female don’t look like blue Dempsey ?

[@cichlidparksrilanka]

Female is Blue gene Jack dempsey not Electric Blue Jack dempsey.(EBJD females are not fertile)

[@erwinnugraha437]

how do I raise this fish because the puppies are always 10% EBJD and 90% jack dempsey, give me your advice sir

[@cichlidparksrilanka]

Try to raise 10% EBJD.EBJD is very expensive Cichlid variety in Sri Lanka.

[@plnbdy]

Idk how yet....

[@plnbdy]

Update: our turtle, turbo, enjoyed bluey. Kept him full for a good week and a half.

[@candidanimals]

water conditions? temprature?

[@cichlidparksrilanka]

PH 7.Water Temperature 28-30 c degrees.weekly 40% water change