Hello everyone,
I’ve recently acquired a super red dragon flowerhorn that was imported from Thailand from a local hobbyist. This is him when he was with the breeder (I think). Can anyone tell me why he’s gone dark? I hear it may be the black sand I keep him only - I’ve recently purchased an LED light made for 75 gallons and started using it since Friday (I had a standard light made for 10 gallons that made the tank darker, also have a dark background) hoping that it’ll change his color back to red with no luck whatsoever. Is there anything else I can do? I was thinking about mixing the black sand with white sand if his color doesn’t improve. Please ask any questions, thanks.

I’ve recently acquired a super red dragon flowerhorn that was imported from Thailand from a local hobbyist. This is him when he was with the breeder (I think). Can anyone tell me why he’s gone dark? I hear it may be the black sand I keep him only - I’ve recently purchased an LED light made for 75 gallons and started using it since Friday (I had a standard light made for 10 gallons that made the tank darker, also have a dark background) hoping that it’ll change his color back to red with no luck whatsoever. Is there anything else I can do? I was thinking about mixing the black sand with white sand if his color doesn’t improve. Please ask any questions, thanks.
