Big Electric Blue Jack Dempsey Cichlid and Paratilapia Polleni

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ธ.ค. 2019
  • 3 year old EBJD and 1.5 year old polleni in 55 gallon. Have them separated off due to polleni’a aggressive behavior. My EBJD names Poseidon started off very aggressive but has become very docile for his species in the last year. Very healthy and fed only bug bites by Fluval.
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  • @Dros34
    @Dros34 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow. Rare ass fish to get those electric blues that big. They drop like flies when they are small. What a beauty.

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  ปีที่แล้ว

      he lived for 5.5 years! loved that fish man

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  ปีที่แล้ว

      This fish struggled compared to any other breed I've kept. Very prone to infection.

    • @Dros34
      @Dros34 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He’s died since? And yea it’s very difficult to keep those. I have tried 4 times. Largest one got was 5”. Then he just died randomly. Seems they all just die. It’s too bad. Such an amazing fish.

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Dros34 yes unfortunately he did die even having his own 55gallon tank. Hardest fish to keep healthy that I've ever had.

    • @Dros34
      @Dros34 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheEricInman Damn. I bet you where bummed. 5 years is impressive though. Right now I have a ton of fish but my favorite is a massive redhead veija. Such a beautiful fish. And it’s about 14”. I know I’ll be bummed when he goes. I also have a beautiful Jack full grown. My first fish I’ve ever owned was a Jack when I was a kid so I’ve always had some connection to them.

  • @intergalacticmuffin7071
    @intergalacticmuffin7071 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Suprising to see every electric blue jwck i have ever seen or owned die within weeks of purchasing them from the store. This is so rare to see one that size

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Try liveaqauria.com. They are located in california but ship pretty much anywhere. Mine lived to be about 5 which is longer than most EBJD but still shorter than a regular Jack.

    • @intergalacticmuffin7071
      @intergalacticmuffin7071 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i am from the UK unfortunately they are readily available here but as i said never live past a few weeks. I have a stary night cichlid too such awesome looking fish@@TheEricInman

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@intergalacticmuffin7071 i agree both are beautiful fish. I’m sorry to hear that about the EBJDs in your area. They unfortunately are like that just about every where. Super prone to disease and just very weak fish in general

  • @haydenhatcher219
    @haydenhatcher219 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely beautiful fish brotha

  • @steffrs3377
    @steffrs3377 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Stunning fish 2024👍

  • @c-wrongakas8tanictattooist707
    @c-wrongakas8tanictattooist707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice seeing an electric blue JD that’s bigger than 2 inches lol, nice Bleekeri! I have one of them too😎

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the reason I posted is because most do not get this big

  • @TheAquaPapa
    @TheAquaPapa ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That story night should be with more starry nights. They are endangered in the wild.

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  ปีที่แล้ว

      I gave this fish to a friend and it is living by itself in a 75gallon tank very happily. It's like 8 years old at this point so i doubt it'll live much longer!

  • @wildturkey691
    @wildturkey691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome fish. I have a young ebjd in one tank and a polleni in another. I cant wait to see them at this size.

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      not all get this size

    • @keithj222
      @keithj222 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did you grow this one from a baby? know where to get any adults?
      @@TheEricInman

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@keithj222 grown from a baby

  • @damonreese2119
    @damonreese2119 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wowww beautiful I had two about 3 inches but they didn’t make it now I have a Oscar tank

  • @sergiocorrea1235
    @sergiocorrea1235 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wooow beautiful

  • @jameshinson5406
    @jameshinson5406 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Too bad they don't live long otherwise I'd have at least 2

  • @marilynvasquez1620
    @marilynvasquez1620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice fish ! Only suggestion is getting a larger tank that one is way too small. That way they can even get bigger and just be happy

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They were separated a while ago. Lost the dempsey about a year ago unfortunately and gave the polleni to a friend.

  • @rizkyjulian8856
    @rizkyjulian8856 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i have so many baby ebjd , and im going to export this fish if they age come to 1 month old ..

  • @angelofthedescent
    @angelofthedescent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did you ever mate either of these? Both quality looking fish... Would def be good to get their genes back into the mix...

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I dont believe these two can or will cross breed

  • @paulhopkins1905
    @paulhopkins1905 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How did you get them to survive to adulthood? They are so fragile

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The electric blue was tough to keep. He was very fragile. I was vigilant in making sure they had a 30% water change almost every single day for 5 years

    • @paulhopkins1905
      @paulhopkins1905 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TheEricInman thats amazing. I tried them twice, never had one make a month. They just aren't meant to exist I think

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@paulhopkins1905 I got some from local fish stores around my area in South Carolina and they never lived to maturity. This one I ordered from live aquaria online, it’s a store in california and I had two make it to adult hood out of 3! One was much more fragile than this one though and only made it about 2-3 years

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@paulhopkins1905 they arent meant to live long though. It’s like being an albino or something

    • @paulhopkins1905
      @paulhopkins1905 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TheEricInman I've had albino oscars live 10 years. I think there are other genetic issues with EBJD's

  • @garyradley6434
    @garyradley6434 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They are both stunning that polleni would destroy the jack though given the chance

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He tried, thats why they were seperated

  • @1980ify
    @1980ify ปีที่แล้ว

    Are electric blue Jack Dempseys hybrids?

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  ปีที่แล้ว

      They are natural occurring genetic variants of regular Jack Dempsey’s. It’s a recessive gene that is bred out to be expressed phenotypically. In short it’s like having a red head fish.

    • @rbgpirate
      @rbgpirate 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow redhead is good; id say more like a albino person.

  • @SupurrrCat
    @SupurrrCat 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    not a remotely suitable tank for this fish

    • @TheEricInman
      @TheEricInman  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Show me your 11” EBJD and we’ll talk