Jack Dempsey's like Convict's are appropriately named; they're mean and territorial. I've had both and they never locked jaws but would do the stare-down/puff out their gills thing... like every day. Pure entertainment but I'd have to fix the rocks & plants every damn morning... and the water would get all messed! lol
dempsey are mean cuase i put mine in my tank and my convict own the like 3 hidding spaces and now he owns none jack dempsey will attack him over and over for him to learn his lesson
hmmm it might of been the tank size or it might of been 1 of them was taking all the food and got into a fight or they were fighting over a secion of the tank
@Klethix I have a Jack Dempsey, a red blood parrot, a Managuense, and a pair of convicts all living together well in a 55 gallon aquarium. None of them are bigger than 6 inches, but I'm already looking into getting a larger aquarium. Just make sure they have plenty of spaces they can each claim and enough space.
I agree convicts are extremely tough. Argualbly the toughest american cichlid. I have a couple in with my africans though and they fight differrently. I suppose the africans should be winning in my tank because the tank is set up for them.
I'm not 100% sure of this due to the lack of lighting under the decor, but I'm pretty sure the fish that the dempsey was trying to evict was a jaguar cichlid (cichlasoma managuense). I kept a pair of them with a pair of dempseys and they were constantly trying to take over each others' hiding spots.
i agree with u the so called convict is either a jag or a texas cichlid one of the 2 not a convict the markings and colour and shape aren't right for a convict
get a room fish :)
awesomeguy195 7 months ago
Those huge Oscars are just like "uuuhhhhhhh wtf you guys"
BigolePappy2 8 months ago
i love how oscars are almost always camera whores lol good looking fish though look happy cept for the whole biting each others face off thing
Mrleviakak 10 months ago
To many fish
Love the oscars tho lol
Such characters!
8Zeitgeist 1 year ago
That's not a convict nor a JD, It's a jaguar cichlid! Look closely on :27 you can see the patterns of a jaguar cichlid.
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Rainingbullets123 1 year ago
they're not fighting they're mating! Jacks lip lock to mate... that's why they're a "mouth Broading" fish
yohoriley 1 year ago
@yohoriley a jack d is not a mouth broading fish i think your thinking about a different term
reddevilcichlid 8 months ago
isn't it a jag
cichlidsrock 2 years ago
my oscar beats the hell out of this rock and theres paint on him and he likes to swim sideways
Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rainingbullets123 2 years ago
Sounds like you should stab it with a kitchen knife.
SmokeAndStrongDrink 2 years ago
Jack Dempsey's like Convict's are appropriately named; they're mean and territorial. I've had both and they never locked jaws but would do the stare-down/puff out their gills thing... like every day. Pure entertainment but I'd have to fix the rocks & plants every damn morning... and the water would get all messed! lol
MrChops1978 2 years ago
how many gallons is that tank? i like the combo of fish nice oscar and jd
hulk3606 2 years ago
nice.
SomeThingGoneWrong1 2 years ago
dempsey are mean cuase i put mine in my tank and my convict own the like 3 hidding spaces and now he owns none jack dempsey will attack him over and over for him to learn his lesson
DKkrazy5 2 years ago
great jack demps vary nice lookingf good job picking him out
oscarfishguy15 2 years ago
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DiewLayLowMow 2 years ago
oscars dont mind other fish if there well fed your oscars probaly got terratoral so next time put the oscars in the tank at the same time
oscarfishguy15 2 years ago
The first time I had 2 tiger Oscar bought from the same store, same tank, and places in my tank at the same time. Few days later one of them died.
DiewLayLowMow 2 years ago
hmmm it might of been the tank size or it might of been 1 of them was taking all the food and got into a fight or they were fighting over a secion of the tank
oscarfishguy15 2 years ago
can u still have them in the same tank tho??
Klethix 2 years ago
@Klethix I have a Jack Dempsey, a red blood parrot, a Managuense, and a pair of convicts all living together well in a 55 gallon aquarium. None of them are bigger than 6 inches, but I'm already looking into getting a larger aquarium. Just make sure they have plenty of spaces they can each claim and enough space.
tiger7577 1 year ago
it looks like a jaguar
titiestothemax 2 years ago 2
i'll put my black convict bubba against anything here on youtube, check his ass out on my videos, he is king of the mother fuckin jungle!!
750ACEMAN 3 years ago
i dont think so
ADIOfan8 2 years ago
I agree convicts are extremely tough. Argualbly the toughest american cichlid. I have a couple in with my africans though and they fight differrently. I suppose the africans should be winning in my tank because the tank is set up for them.
KatanaFish213 2 years ago
i really like your oscars
dsheroka 3 years ago
I'm not 100% sure of this due to the lack of lighting under the decor, but I'm pretty sure the fish that the dempsey was trying to evict was a jaguar cichlid (cichlasoma managuense). I kept a pair of them with a pair of dempseys and they were constantly trying to take over each others' hiding spots.
kastaway81 3 years ago
i agree with u the so called convict is either a jag or a texas cichlid one of the 2 not a convict the markings and colour and shape aren't right for a convict
34charlie45 3 years ago
they are kissing !! :D
CyprixG 3 years ago
no way it looks exactly like his well its really hard to find a fish of the same species that look a like derrrrrrrr!!!!!
bellyofthebeastt 3 years ago
thats not a convict thats 2 jack dempseys
ES5019ES 3 years ago
i couldnt find convict too
mazdai 3 years ago
i'll upload a different vid now that he is 3 times bigger and look lot more different than the dempsey
metro267 3 years ago
convicts dont get 3 times bigger than dempseys... FAIL
HeavenzBreaker 2 years ago
@metro267 that a jaguar cichlid
xxproimage 6 months ago
@ES5019ES the striped one is a convict. Jacks aren't striped....
sweetnpink85 1 year ago
cool
Danielle0224B 3 years ago
you dempsey looks jsut like mine
nice fish
Maddrums19 4 years ago