Pink spot

[hoosier]

I went to the petshop and saw some albino senegals and noticed they had pink patches by their gills. What are they used for? Does it disappear when they enter adulthood?

 

[grmanrocks]

those are thier diminished external gills, they should eventualy dissapate, mine onrate's did at around 6 inches.

 

[messiner]

i think you mean the pink area on the gill plate. just pink because of their being albino. totally normal, just coloring.

 

[Kenta]

Sounds more like their actual gills rather than external gills. Its easier to see through the gill plates of albinos rather than normal senegals.

 

[beblondie]

Yup what you are seeing is the gills As Street cypher poinnts outs due to the albinoism its easier to see thru the gillcovers.Kinda like shinnig a flashlight thru your fingers -Anne

 

[hoosier]

Wow, that's interesting. Makes the fish even more attractive imo