Midas color change?

[Bobtastic_001]

I moved my amphilophus citrinellus from a community cichlid tank to a 35gal he now shares with a bleekeri (plastic divider inserted). Since the swap he has changed to a much paler orange color. Water paramiters are alost identical between the 2 tanks. There was a pH different but I resolved it 3 days ago. Has anyone else experienced this this these fish?

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[Frank Castle]

yea, and he's gonna keep getting whiter and whiter. I had this happen to my breeding male years ago and he ended up being amazingly white colored w/ the faintest trim of orange around the eyes and fins. If you don't like it, I'll gladly take him

 

[smitty03281964]

Color change is happening.

 

[Manu8__too]

Although color change can (and will) happen, I think this is more of a stress issue. 35G isn't very large for a Midas, especially when it's divided in two. In addition, I don't see any substrate, wood, rocks or other areas for the fish to hide (the small clumps of Java Fern don't count). It will probably take him/her a few days to settle in and regain its color. I would consider putting him in a larger tank, or remove the Bleekeri + the divider so that he has his own space (temporarily of course).

 

[Ihsnshaik]

It can be from stress or a color change. Mine is changing I didn't know why it got a little pale or orange then I noticed white on him. He's morphing his mother was white and his father was orange.

 

[MP_cichlid]

I agree with Manu8__too that the tank might be the problem here. It looks as though he is about half the length of his half of the tank's length, which isn't good.

 

[Guapoteguy291]

Could be a color change but given the circumstances I would most likely chalk it up to stress

 

[Bobtastic_001]

Although color change can (and will) happen, I think this is more of a stress issue. 35G isn't very large for a Midas, especially when it's divided in two. In addition, I don't see any substrate, wood, rocks or other areas for the fish to hide (the small clumps of Java Fern don't count). It will probably take him/her a few days to settle in and regain its color. I would consider putting him in a larger tank, or remove the Bleekeri + the divider so that he has his own space (temporarily of course).

I agree with Manu8__too that the tank might be the problem here. It looks as though he is about half the length of his half of the tank's length, which isn't good.

Could be a color change but given the circumstances I would most likely chalk it up to stress

This was my first guess. This is never easy for someone to hear, but I none the less appreciate your insite. I wish I could fix this sooner but I will try to add a hiding place

 

[Evilking]

Adding substrate to the bottom might also help bring his color back. Substrate don't have to be a lot. Just enough to cover the bottom. Stress and the color of the surroundings can cause the fishes color to be washed out.

 

[Frank Castle]

This was my first guess. This is never easy for someone to hear, but I none the less appreciate your insite. I wish I could fix this sooner but I will try to add a hiding place

I don't necessarily think that's the cause. Mine was orange and turned white and ended up outgrowing the 29g growout tank I had him in, so I moved him to a 67.5g when he was about 7 inches, and he got even WHITER and topped out about 12"+ when I finally sold him. That fish was so aggressive toward anything except his offspring I couldn't see any way it could be stressing..........


...........unless he was stressing the heck out of everything else in the room, including my 80lb. Pitbulls when they walked by and he attacked them through the glass.

That sound like stress to you?