Help identifying my Flowerhorns
- Thread starter Leliadax
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Thank you for the information!
A curious thing today...my daughter called me and ask what was wrong with the dark fish...It scared me and I ask what she meant, she said he was almost the same color as my second fish (the pink one). I had no idea they would change colors so much! Is that normal? I knew they would get dark when stressed and as soon as they turned on the tv he started getting dark again.
A curious thing today...my daughter called me and ask what was wrong with the dark fish...It scared me and I ask what she meant, she said he was almost the same color as my second fish (the pink one). I had no idea they would change colors so much! Is that normal? I knew they would get dark when stressed and as soon as they turned on the tv he started getting dark again.
My darkest flowerhorn keeps changing color. Everyday, several times a day and its weird. It goes from a deep rosy red and bluish with black markings to a pale pinkish rose and light bluewith and the black disappears. Is that normal?
Sorry Lisa I've personally never heard of them changing colors that frequently (everyday, several times a day). Could just be that it's more stressed than the other one.
I would normally advise to check and make sure your water parameters are good (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, ideally less than 30 ppm nitrate; proper temp about 79-82F), but then curious the other one is not doing same.
Maybe it's even a mating/breeding thing (I've never bred FH so wouldn't know). Need a clearer picture but it looks like the darker one might be a female, looks like it has a black mark on dorsal fin, which is often a sign it's a lady FH.
Anyway just bumping this thread so maybe someone else might have a better answer or similar experience.
