I'd be pissed too. He was a beauty. Condolences. Smilies are for the fish.

Sorry to hear Josh,it always seems to be the nicest ones that it happens to. :(

Too Bad he was a beauty.

sorry for your loss man

if you like BJD so much, re arange fish in your tank/tanks let go theleast favorite and get another blue JD, don't gave up easy, live your dream

Sorry Josh. I just lost my Chocolate. I know how it is. Sucks.

thanks guys. alex, i really like ebjd but it's just that they grow so slowly. it took this one seven months to grow 3 1/2in. plus they cost a bit. i was thinking of getting a regular jack. i'm not sure yet though. i really do like these guys.

it's too bad about your chocolate nathan. they are nice fish.

Josh, it's possible that EBJD you had wasn't healthy at the very beginning.
3.5 " in 7 month is too little for even these guys. I know they do grow faster then this, unless he was bullied by more agro fish and never get enough food. If this the case he live under the constant stress which may contribute to his short life.
So you can try it again, spare some extra $$$ but get what you want, no biggie.
On another note, not to offend EBJD lovers, I personally like regular JD allot more, they look more natural in both color and body shape, also more agro and can stand his ground against most of the tankmates.
I know that it's been an argument numerous of times about EBJD being found in the wild, I am not argue for or against it. Just an opinion.

Ya, thanks. Just one of those mysterious thing because he wasn't really damaged at all. I suspect a feeder maybe but he wasn't into them really. I don't know.

he was one of the top fish in the pecking order for that tank. my firemouth and acara like to team up on the others though. he was fine when i went to work. unfortunately my gf doesn't pay much attention to the tanks before she turns the lights off. when i got home in the morning i found him. i do want another jack. just not sure what one. i like both of them. i'll see what they have at the lfs when i go later.

i'm trying to get my other 55 set up so i can split the two trouble makers up. i'm pissed they killed the jack but don't wish to get rid of them.

sorry josh, i to just recently lost my ebjd, he was killed by the texas. i will definatly get another one when he or she can have a tank to his or herself.

that's too bad brain. yours was a nice looking one. did you decide if you're going to get one of those silver saums or not?

sorry brian. just noticed my misspelling

sorry to hear that joshua, he was a looker.