Argentea and blue eyes

[barley pop]

are all V Argentea suposed to have blue eyes ??

I picked one up over the weekend at about 9" he is a real stuner but has tan coloered eyes. Most of the pics i have seen of others have blue.

So for you V. Argentea keepers do all of yours have blue eyes ???

 

[peathenster]

For a second I thought you had an argentea and a blue eye pleco together

tan-eyed argentea:

blue-eyed argentea:

These two pics are of the same fish. So don't worry

 

[barley pop]

hell no you can't find a blue eyed pleco for any thing.... when i was a kid they were about 5 bucks now if you can find one they want an arm and a leg for it.....


what did you do to get the eye color to change ???

 

[peathenster]

what did you do to get the eye color to change ???

Can't remember exactly but I think it involved nice music, candle lights, etc etc..

j/k It's probably a mood thing. Not too uncommon for cichlids to change the color of their iris, especially when they are in breeding dress.

 

[barley pop]

thanks.... guess i have never really noticed any of my fish changing iris color. i this guy will never have the pleasure of breeding dress. As he is the loan wolf king of the 220 with a bunch of HRPs and other smaller fish.

 

[Modest_Man]

It changes with mood. My argentea male would go from gray to blue to purple all the time.

 

[Adhlc]

My Argentea's eyes change from orange to blue from time to time. Typically when they're blue it means he's pretty content.

 

[barley pop]

thanks for the info guys !!!!

what is the best light to show him off ???

 

[barley pop]

after a week in the tank and a big water change last night his eyes are now blue