pbass not coloring up

[Crooks76]

I have 3 tems and 2 monos in a barebottom, and I want them to color or darken in color. My friend and I bought the tems together and his tems are dark green with spots all over the place. Mine however are light green with about 50% less spots than his. The tank conditions are exactly the same, temp, barebottom, food, water conditioner. We basically have the same tank. Please advise. Thanks.

 

[kusojijii]

I'm sure someone smarter than me will chime in but what about different tank mates or food?

 

[Crooks76]

I have 2 monos to go along with the 3 tems, i feed them feeders and f/d shrimp

 

[Danh]

What about ph and other water params?

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

what danh said... nitrates? ph? ammonia? maybe a darker substrate may help and your tem will eventually develop more spots over time

 

[twk1]

Im having the same issue... i have three monos together in the same tank... but only two are nicely colored up with black spots and speckles... and the other one isn't colored as nicely.

 

[Tongue33]

Pictures?
Sizes?
Foods?
Backgrounds?
Please give more info along with the questions above and the questions asked above mine

 

[Taboojen]

Is the brighter colored one the alpha of group? That may a cause.. just my opinion.

 

[johno27]

a lot of things can change a p-bass's color A dark background and bottom should help

 

[Crooks76]

the tems sizes are 7 5 4 inches and the monos are both 4 inches. i have a black background with a bare bottom. like i said i feed them feeders and f/d shrimp.