Pbass Coloration

[KenyanSandBoa]

Here's a question for all of you veteran Pbass owners:

How can you get bass to show those vibrant colors? What are the tips, tricks, preferred foods that are used to get some of these wild color patterns?

I'm not complaining about my mono, I think he's absolutely stunning, but I've seen some pics of monos that are almost yellow with stunning coloration in the caudal fin.

HOW DO I DO THIS??!?!?!

 

[Onion01]

krill to bring out the reds, healthy varied diet to keep colors and health vibrant, soft water, lot's of space

 

[KenyanSandBoa]

krill to bring out the reds, healthy varied diet to keep colors and health vibrant, soft water, lot's of space

Cool...that's what I do for my arowanas too.

I've been giving them krill, shrimp, pellet (Hikari/HBH/Cichlid Sticks), and some frozen prepared foods like beefheart.

So I guess the last ingredient I have to add is patience...

 

[varanio]

Dark substrate and or background too might help!

 

[Danh]

My big pbass has nicer colors in my light colored tank than he had in my black tank. Lower ph also makes colors pop a little more. A farm mono may never get the colors you see in some wild fish.

 

[Scatocephalus]

A lot of it is genetics. You can't make a fish that has no red turn red. You can't make a fish develop crazy color patterns that are not there to begin with.

Feed them well, keep their water clean and try some color enhancing lighting. It sometimes take a bit of patience and allowing the fish to mature but if the genetics are there they'll eventually color up.

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

if he's farm, he may never look like a wild cichla... clean water is number one, two is plenty of space, i have to agree with dan and feel that dark substrate may not help, but 60 percent of the time it does. 3 is diet, if you could get them on pellets then your gold, just dont feed him non of that dog food crap like some other space cadiets do on this forum. oh and noooooo hoott doggs, i dont know what people are thinking! as for diet, variety also helps. i know this is hard and gets expensive but it helps sometimes. low ph is another, along with soft water. if you add aquarium salt with water changes ect, stop! lighting plans another important factor. also trace elements, kordon makes a good one. cattapa leaves are another, peat or black water.

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

p.s. genetics is very important! from the kelberi master.. i almost forgot, you can add oak leaves to your tank lol but only if your crazzi

 

[Rio Negro Lover]

Here's a question for all of you veteran Pbass owners:

How can you get bass to show those vibrant colors? What are the tips, tricks, preferred foods that are used to get some of these wild color patterns?

I'm not complaining about my mono, I think he's absolutely stunning, but I've seen some pics of monos that are almost yellow with stunning coloration in the caudal fin.

HOW DO I DO THIS??!?!?!

One last tip; photoshop

Joke aside, I'd say lighting, water, space and diet. Unless we are talking about x here I do not think farm boyz are any different from wild ones. They are the off springs of the wild ones. Like you said, we just need more patience.

 

[USMCtanker]

if he's farm, he may never look like a wild cichla... clean water is number one, two is plenty of space, i have to agree with dan and feel that dark substrate may not help, but 60 percent of the time it does. 3 is diet, if you could get them on pellets then your gold, just dont feed him non of that dog food crap like some other space cadiets do on this forum. oh and noooooo hoott doggs, i dont know what people are thinking! as for diet, variety also helps. i know this is hard and gets expensive but it helps sometimes. low ph is another, along with soft water. if you add aquarium salt with water changes ect, stop! lighting plans another important factor. also trace elements, kordon makes a good one. cattapa leaves are another, peat or black water.

y is it that you dont wanna add salt when doing water changes? thanks just asken bc i always add some to find to fight off disea