Flowerhorn gone DARK?

[Empyreal]

mine went from blue to the color in my profile in 3 weeks ,and nothing in my tank changed and i have black gravel. this color change took place around 5" in size he is 13" now

Got pix of the blue color phase? Mines right around 4in now

 

[sonicrx]

sure do start to finish sorry for all the pics

 

[Empyreal]

Wow dude thats nuts! what a change! do SRD flowerhorn do this as well? Thats the kind mine is

 

[sonicrx]

Not sure if they all change ,but I will say it was crazy to watch it change.. he is a mean bastard also .I have to be careful if my hand goes in the water as he has drawn some serious blood lol. i should post a video of him not letting go of my arm when he bit me

 

[Empyreal]

Not sure if they all change ,but I will say it was crazy to watch it change.. he is a mean bastard also .I have to be careful if my hand goes in the water as he has drawn some serious blood lol. i should post a video of him not letting go of my arm when he bit me

Post it!

 

[CrazyCichlids]

Post it!

+1 Post picks of that interaction. FH have the best personalities and some of the most aggressive too. In response to the topic of the thread, I believe the darker colored gravel has caused his change to the darker color. FYI be careful with sand because it can cause major problems on filters especially with cichlids that like to dig. FH love to dig and alter the tank as they see fit. If the sand gets sucked into the filters you will have some many problem you'll have to deal with. I use a light colored river stone in my tanks and my FH looks amazing.

 

[Empyreal]

+1 Post picks of that interaction. FH have the best personalities and some of the most aggressive too. In response to the topic of the thread, I believe the darker colored gravel has caused his change to the darker color. FYI be careful with sand because it can cause major problems on filters especially with cichlids that like to dig. FH love to dig and alter the tank as they see fit. If the sand gets sucked into the filters you will have some many problem you'll have to deal with. I use a light colored river stone in my tanks and my FH looks amazing.

Post pics of your Gravel? Yeah I was a little worried about sand because I used dual AC filters

 

[Empyreal]

UPDATE: I fixed the background onto the back so the tank was a little brighter, the FH seems a bit lighter but still very dark from when I first got him. I think im going to change to some lighter colored river rock gravel later tonight, as he still has the black gravel. Heres an updated pic, keep in mind this is with my brightest LED light setting on (no I dont keep it on all day):

 

[FishLoverSinceForever]

UPDATE: I fixed the background onto the back so the tank was a little brighter, the FH seems a bit lighter but still very dark from when I first got him. I think im going to change to some lighter colored river rock gravel later tonight, as he still has the black gravel. Heres an updated pic, keep in mind this is with my brightest LED light setting on (no I dont keep it on all day):

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Changing the gravel will do the trick, but give it 2 or 3 days to get back to it's original colour

 

[Empyreal]

Changing the gravel will do the trick, but give it 2 or 3 days to get back to it's original colour

I will probably change it later tonight, and well update after a few days for you guys. Thanks for all the advice!