Blue Dempsey Search

[galactuz]

It's near Subang Airport. I think there have been numerous post about the whereabouts. You can search in the forum for it....

[BlueDempsey]

Found a few US guys who rear BD in planted tanks. Not really fishes who attack plants except occassionally (previous experience & from others) nibbling off some plants which are not well-rooted. Diana Walstad has Frontosa in planted tanks with pots & pipes instead of rocks!

Need help with suggestions of other fishes to live with my 10 BD (2"). They are coming in just before CNY.

[BlueDempsey]

Check out the BlueDempseys! Finally got the beautiful fishes. Despite them looking stressed in the bag, they soon got back some colour once I released them into my planted tank. Many thanks to my supplier, CC. For the first time, I see a read streak on the dorsal fins. Cant tell their sexes at 2-3 inches but they rule the tank now. A pair of spawning fierce Jewel cichlids are into the bottom tank until I can get someone to adopt them or until the BDs get larger. Nicaraguense's are a bit small to be released.

[BabyPups]

where's the pic bro?
cant wait to see

[BlueDempsey]

All 6 BDs got all their colour back already. Looks like they like the plants. None of them whacked the plants yet. They are curious about the albino corydoras. Dont seem to mind the adult gold tetras, rainbow fish, congo tetras and leftover baby local koi.
Sorry about the pics. Use my camera hp only. I will get better shots next week. Doing up the bottom tank so that the fishes have more space. See the Central American Cichlid thread for the other fishes.

[BabyPups]

wow, even from the low quality pic can already see the intense of the BD's color

damn nice leh

[BlueDempsey]

You'll see better pictures... . these BDs eat like they've been starving all their lives. Whallop everything in sight. Until my corydoras give up and decided to jump into the side filter (for baby fish).

[BabyPups]

i see some pink color fish, what is that?

so what is your gameplan? keep 10 until a pair forms then reduce the number?
just curious on the population control, havent kept these before.

[BlueDempsey]

The pink (more red than pink) fish are jewel cichlids. Quite a spontaneous breeder. Will attack anything smaller and nip at anything when they are spawning.

As for the BD, I got only 6. So far so good. Not adult yet. But they are very hungry, turning up my gravel already. So I have to find larger gravel (0.4-0.5cm) to anchor the plants. But they are a beauty. So I may keep all of them until they get unfriendly and fight. Besides, I have started weekly water changes (20%), trimming of plants & vacuming the decaying stuff. Taking out the water chestnut as it takes up too much light & space. Lilies have gone to another tank too. Replacing with more rigid leave plants.