Do azuls loose the red in them?

[cpm6t]

I have azuls that have red color in their fins. I've noticed the same in other people's posts as well.
At the same time I've seen azuls that don't have red at all. Only blue and silver color.

My question is do they loose the red when they grow bigger? Does it fade away giving prominence to blue? If so at what size? Azuls are all about blue isn't it, I would prefer not to have reds in them actually.

 

[cigars]

I believe collection point plays a role in this, the azuls I picked up never had red in the fins. But I will let some other more experienced cichla guys answer this. I am a rookie cichla keeper

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[isde02]

Imo they do....mine have lost most of the red in their fins here's some before and after pics:

 

[heatherbeast]

What size is your bass in each of the photos, Isde?

 

[isde02]

What size is your bass in each of the photos, Isde?

4-5" in the first two about 12" in the third and 14+ in the last.

 

[cpm6t]

Thank you very much for the pictures isde. It is cool how the red anal fin has turned in to blue with time. Even the tail seems to have lost most of its red and turning blue now. I guess it is waiting and enjoying the changes.

 

[Jacunaba]

Yes they'll lose the red. Here is a before and after pic of same fish. first pic, she's about 10"



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[cpm6t]

Wow, that is one fat azul. Very nice Jacunaba. Thanks for the reply.

 

[Lucas Fontenele]

What a amazing fish Jacunaba.

I dont know if it's only in my head, but blue is the opposite of red, and Azul means Blue in Portuguese.
Seems very natural for me.

 

[brich999]

And when they get really big/old they lose a lot of their blue color too except for the fins