picked up a Jack Dempsey this weekend to live with my oscars. it sure looked bigger at the store, but next to my red it looks like fish food.

I love jd's

wow...great looking JD.... do you think it will fit in your o's mouth?
if it does, it will be expensive meal

yeah, i think if the O wanted to eat him, he could. but lucky for the jack, the oscar doesn't seem interested. if he changes his mind, he only cost $8

I love him Thor... I love JD's... Nice find he looks great!!!

thanks nicki!

cute little jack thor.

nice JD still think i might get one next year. isnt it funny how they always look so much bigger in the shop, i think it cause they are in such small tanks with lots of other small fish. The last couple of times i have brought new fish i have been in the shop thinking yeah they are big enough not to get eaten only to get home and then go s*%@t hope they dont end up as food! lucky my O is pretty mellow.

Kadang!!

That one beautifull fish you got yourself.
Hope he grows fast and becomes good friends with your O!
JD are still very high on my wishlist!
Keep us posted with pics, please!

great looking fish ! would love one but will have to wait until i purchase another tank for one of my os?

thanks guys!
it's kinda funny how the red O doesn't even seem interested in eating him. first thing i did was build him a cave when i saw the size difference between the two.
my silver dollars are about the same size as the jack, and when i tried to put them in the tank with the O's, they were chased from the first moment, and were quickly put back into the community tank.
i guess the jack just doesn't "look" like food. i think it helps that he is the same color as the substrate.

just cross your finger it won't be taken as food.
if by any accident, you lost it, you know where it goes....
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