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Post by eyebedam on Apr 24, 2013 11:14:42 GMT -6
Hello everyone, new to the group. My name is Jason & I live in MJ TN.. I just tore down my 180 reef set-up & have converted it to freshwater. Really wanting to try my hand with some Festae, they look so dang good IMO. I'm looking for both festae fry & electric blue Jack Dempseys locally if anyone has exp with them. Thanks & looking forward to getting involved with this club.
Jason
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Post by davidtcb1 on Apr 24, 2013 16:39:09 GMT -6
Welcome Jason! Jgentry may be your man to talk to on here regarding those fish.
I did see a large EBJD at the Aquatic Critter the other day. 4-5 inches. Largest one I've seen make it personally. Maybe it's still there...that was a few days ago.
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Post by eyebedam on Apr 24, 2013 19:31:37 GMT -6
Thank you David for the welcome... I saw that EBJD @ the critter also. It was a nice fish, however I was hoping there was a local person here breeding them. I've always seemed to get better stock from local breeders than a LFS.
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Post by davidtcb1 on Apr 24, 2013 19:33:08 GMT -6
Understood. I will keep my eyes open.
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Post by AlanM on Apr 24, 2013 19:39:48 GMT -6
Welcome
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Post by jgentry on Apr 25, 2013 11:59:57 GMT -6
Welcome to the forum. I don't believe anyone close is breeding festae at the moment but they are readily available online and I can point you to some good breeders that ship.
EBJD's I would recommend avoiding. They are weak and typically not overly long lived and often have lots of deformities. There are some people that breed decent ones but in general I don't think you would be happy with them. They also would not mix well with festae. The festae would slowly but surely kill all of them.
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Post by eyebedam on Apr 25, 2013 17:08:35 GMT -6
John, I keep reading that abou tEBJDs, I'm kinda just thinking out loud anyway. Only reason I really even want a festae is I think the females are stunning color wise. However everything I've read says they are pretty much buttheads to all there tank mates & I really don't want my display to be jut 1 fish or a pair lol. I'm really wanting a hardy group of larger, active eye catching fish.
I saw a few pics of a almost blood red severum & it looks really good. Figuring out exactly what I want fish wise is the hardest part.
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Post by jgentry on Apr 25, 2013 19:34:12 GMT -6
Festae do fine with many ca cichlids, you just have to match up the aggression levels.
Super red severums are nice if you want something more peaceful.
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Post by jgentry on Apr 25, 2013 19:34:28 GMT -6
Festae do fine with many ca cichlids, you just have to match up the aggression levels.
Super red severums are nice if you want something more peaceful.
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Post by jgentry on Apr 25, 2013 19:34:49 GMT -6
Festae do fine with many ca cichlids, you just have to match up the aggression levels.
Super red severums are nice if you want something more peaceful.
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Post by rinat on Jun 24, 2019 6:33:18 GMT -6
However everything I've read says they are pretty much buttheads to all there tank mates & I really don't want my display to be jut 1 fish or a pair lol.
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