Does gravel color matter?

[ColeFishing]

I have a 3"-4" Jack Dempsey over natural color gravel. He is a very tan color but I can still see his colorful spots but they are not always visible. Will he get more of a permanent color with age and will he darken. Is it true the best colors come out with black gravel?


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[trace]

Very much so but stress plays a role too is he alone or does he have tank mates? But yes black is best.


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[trace]

I forgot yes his color will get better with size too by six inches he should be showing his adult coloration permanently if not sooner. How big is he?


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[ColeFishing]

he is roughly 3 inches or so. he is accompanied by a red parrot cichlid, 10" florida gar, lima shovel nose, and ornate bichir.

 

[trace]

Still pretty small and those are some serious tankmates so unless it is in a pretty big tank it is probably stressed too. What size tank is he in?


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[ColeFishing]

currently a 75. but I'm still on a 125 build that should be done right after i get out of school. right now the gar is by far the biggest thing in the tank. the lima and ornate are 5-6" and the parrot is 3". i have a fluvial 405 and g3 on it and two 20% weekly water changes. the JD is very colorful around its head and its body has tons of blue and gold but you can barely see it. there is plenty of real and fake driftwood, live and fake plants, any airiator, and rock cave.