Shy jack dempseys

[Tobykourtney]

I have 2 regular jack dempseys and an electric blue jack dempsey in a 75 gallon and lately the regular jack dempseys have been extremely shy. They don't even come out to eat. I throw the food in and they wait til I'm gone to eat it. Is this normal for this type of fish?

 

[cbourg746]

I have 2 regular jack dempseys and an electric blue jack dempsey in a 75 gallon and lately the regular jack dempseys have been extremely shy. They don't even come out to eat. I throw the food in and they wait til I'm gone to eat it. Is this normal for this type of fish?

Where the heck have you been???? Hadn't seen you post in a while.

Quite normal behavior. Is this the breeding pair you have? If so, I would be checking for eggs.

 

[chew valley]

I have 2 regular jack dempseys and an electric blue jack dempsey in a 75 gallon and lately the regular jack dempseys have been extremely shy. They don't even come out to eat. I throw the food in and they wait til I'm gone to eat it. Is this normal for this type of fish?

Pretty normal behaviour for JD's. They are very shy fish.

 

[Tobykourtney]

Where the heck have you been???? Hadn't seen you post in a while.

Quite normal behavior. Is this the breeding pair you have? If so, I would be checking for eggs.

Working man and yea it's the breeding pair. I think the ebjd is being a bully they came out of there rock once and he forced them back into the rock.

 

[cbourg746]

Working man and yea it's the breeding pair. I think the ebjd is being a bully they came out of there rock once and he forced them back into the rock.

He's bigger than them isn't he?

 

[Tobykourtney]

He's bigger than them isn't he?

Naw that's the funny thing about it the ebjd is only 2 inches he's just an ***. He patrols the tank all day long lol

 

[cbourg746]

Naw that's the funny thing about it the ebjd is only 2 inches he's just an ***. He patrols the tank all day long lol

Lol.....funny how the smallest guy in the tank can rule the roost.

 

[Tobykourtney]

Lol.....funny how the smallest guy in the tank can rule the roost.

The lfs store I got him from had him in a 55 gallon by himself because he was bullying the salvini's he had him with I was hoping he would hold his own not run the tank lol.

 

[cbourg746]

The lfs store I got him from had him in a 55 gallon by himself because he was bullying the salvini's he had him with I was hoping he would hold his own not run the tank lol.

Maybe he needs to be put in time out again.

 

[Tobykourtney]

Maybe he needs to be put in time out again.

I don't have anymore tanks lol they all have babies in them