I struck Gold...

[Wet Whiskers]

So far too of the younger ones,the black faded so they are almost 98% yellow! Some of the bigger ones stayed the same and some faded black a little but i think it has to do with the water chemistry. I noticed the more brown and soft i make the water the happier they seem.

Heres a pic of one that is almost completly yellow! When it first arrived it has some black patches in the middle of its body,its almost all gone and only the tips of the fins are black now.

Good info. Thanks. I had always heard that they came into captivity, and just immediately turned dark which didn't make any real good sense to me. Sounds like they weren't keeping them in the right conditions to keep them happy. Also, thanks for more pictures!

 

[selki]

sadly I received a ****ty xanto not all yellow and it passed.....

 

[MaddMaxx]

i hope you got your ST back then...

 

[MaddMaxx]

OP, those are some beauts, congrats on workingout some of their water params to get 'em happy and YELLOW!

 

[A. IMPORTZ]

Update

 

[masterweb]

wow congrat

 

[T1KARMANN]

lots of them around now i got one last week for $245

 

[bomber]

WOW, I can't wait for mine to turn gold like that.

I bought them when they were all grey. After a few weeks, I saw specs of yellow behind chubs scales.

Today I thought something was wrong like chubs had fungus but he is literally changing from great to a light yellow slowly..... I am documenting this by video and hopefull it turns GOLD like yours.

 

[bomber]

he just died.

 

[MFM]

amazing pleco!!!