Electric Blue JDHealth Problems??

[StanV]

So I’ve been looking around and I’m curious to find out, is it true that Electric blue jack Dempsey only last you for a few years? I’ve been watching YouTube on these beautiful fish and I’ve learned that they are smaller/ less aggressive but comes with health problems or are more prone to diseases and that’s why it’s “rare” to find adults? I would love to here some opinions on this topic please .

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) link to one of the videos I’ve watched, posted 4 years ago maybe they have improved on the health?

 

[A201]

I've kept several Blue JD's & raised them from juvies to adults.
The Blue Jack's are simply genetically weaker than the standard JD's. That doesn't necessarily mean that Blue Jack's won't be healthy adults.
EBJD's are still JD's & they will live and behave like standard JD's. Maybe a little smaller & a little more susceptible to disease.
Just be very selective when purchasing an EBJD, only buying the most vibrant & active one's. Make sure the EBJD is eating before bringing it home. Provide a clean environment, compatible tankmates & good nutrition, chances are your EBJD will thrive.

 

[StanV]

I've kept several Blue JD's & raised them from juvies to adults.
The Blue Jack's are simply genetically weaker than the standard JD's. That doesn't necessarily mean that Blue Jack's won't be healthy adults.
EBJD's are still JD's & they will live and behave like standard JD's. Maybe a little smaller & a little more susceptible to disease.
Just be very selective when purchasing an EBJD, only buying the most vibrant & active one's. Make sure the EBJD is eating before bringing it home. Provide a clean environment, compatible tankmates & good nutrition, chances are your EBJD will thrive.

Nice, yea I was bored and just trying to learn about different cichlids and I came across tese Dempseys, I knew of them I just didn’t know that they had such low rep and I was curious to why