I recently purchased a delhezi about 5". The markings are ok but the black stripes aren't exactly as promenant as I want them to be. Mainly the stripes closest to the head kind of thin out. Is there anything or anyway I can make the stripes come out more?
Delhezi markings
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in my experiece the "true" colors come out as the bichir matures and/or settles in the their new environment. water quality, comfort level, diet, substrate color, genetics and a host of other possible factors can play a role in the poys contrast and overall color.
i dont think you can do much as for getting the delhezi to develop more markings. but they can darken up over time. just make the best possible environment and a healthy varied diet you can and have fun watching it grow
this is a series of photos of my delhezi. i purchase this guy about 3 years ago. it was very pale when i first got it from stress. now looks much better.
1st photo- day 1
2nd- about 3 months after
3rd- about a year later
4th- present day now at 11"
i dont think you can do much as for getting the delhezi to develop more markings. but they can darken up over time. just make the best possible environment and a healthy varied diet you can and have fun watching it grow
this is a series of photos of my delhezi. i purchase this guy about 3 years ago. it was very pale when i first got it from stress. now looks much better.
1st photo- day 1
2nd- about 3 months after
3rd- about a year later
4th- present day now at 11"
Anne should use that in the bichir identification project she's working on! Thank you for posting that comparison XRAYZ... I wasn't entirely convinced that the pattern doesn't change, but there's the proof.
Sure contrast changes with substrate, but those patterns are locked in from birth. Wow.
Sure contrast changes with substrate, but those patterns are locked in from birth. Wow.