Jack Dempsey

Scintific Name: Rocio Octofasciata
Common Name: Jack Dempsey
Selling Size: 4-5Cm
Tank Size: 120L +
Temperament: These Are Classed As Very Aggressive
Diet: Flake, Pellets As They Get Bigger, Frozen
Temperature Range: 22-28?C
Ph: 7.0 To 8.0
Adult Length: 25Cm
Avarage Life Span: 10 Years

Best Kept In Male And Females Pair If Possible.

Other Information

The Jack Dempsey Naturally Occurs In Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala And Belize, Although It Has Been Introduced ? Or Escaped ? To Other Areas With Year-Round Warm Climates. It Naturally Inhabits Warm, Sluggish Waters, Feeding On Worms, Crustaceans, Insects And Fish.

It?S Quoted Up To A Maximum 25Cm/10?, Although I?Ve Never Seen Adults That Size. Much More Realistic Is 20Cm/8?, With Females Less Than 15Cm/6?.

Like Many Cichlids The Jack Dempsey Has An Interesting Past; Starting Off As Cichlasoma Biocellatum More Than 100 Years Ago, Then Changing To Cichlasoma Octofasciatum, Heros Octofaciatus, Parapetenia Octofasciata, Nandopsis Octofasciata, Archocentrus Octofasciatus And Most Recently Rocio Octofasciata. However, Despite These Many Changes, The Species Will Rarely Be Mistaken For Anything Else. I?Ve Kept Them Many Times Because ?Jds? Are Hardy, Easy To Keep, Easy To Breed, Colourful, Cheap To Buy And Improve With Age.

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