Freshwater Fish
Jack Dempsey.
A heavyweight personality named for the boxer — a stocky cichlid that darkens with age and lights up with rows of iridescent blue-green spangles. Intermediate to keep and territorial, especially when breeding; give it a roomy tank with caves and sturdy tankmates.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Intermediate
- Scientific name
- Rocio octofasciata
Good tank mates
The Jack Dempsey is an aggressive, territorial cichlid, not a community fish, and it gets especially defensive when breeding. Keep it only with other similarly tough fish in a roomy tank with caves and clear territories, and leave out small or timid species.
Good to know
The Jack Dempsey is named after the 1920s heavyweight boxing champion, a nod to its stocky build and pugnacious temperament.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
Mon–Fri 12–6 · Sat 11–4 · Sun closed. Call ahead on livestock — what's on the floor rotates.