prob with RED DEVIL

[sam2000]

when i purchased my RD it was dark orange in colour around 2"-3" and now currently he's 6" but his colour is light orange whatis this

and also how will i know that it is male or female

 

[sam2000]

he lives in 5'1.6'1' and dominates the tank

 

[Tongue33]

Labiatus are known to change colors drastically throughout life.. And what you start with is very unlikely what you will end with.. Venting is my favorite way of sexing cichlids

 

[Marc280106]

Don't stress, it's perfectly natural. As stated by Tongue, they will go through many colour changes during their life.

he lives in 5'1.6'1' and dominates the tank

How big's the tank

 

[Gucci]

Tank is too small!

 

[Hawkfish3.0]

Labiatus are known to change colors drastically throughout life.. And what you start with is very unlikely what you will end with.. Venting is my favorite way of sexing cichlids

 

[sam2000]

one more thing how will i know its a male or female

 

[balton777]

Mine is 6" and has been completely orange for a couple of months. Before that, it had black splotches on it's body that would move and be in different places about every week.

 

[cichlid_dude]

I will tell you a RD enhancement trick, feed the bad boy some krill and after a few weeks of good feeding and throw in some Hikari cichlid food he will be turning a deeper red! Works on my dudes and they are bright orange; but some even w/ feeding like that can turn almost white. Labiatus are weird specimens to work with, but they are beautiful and hardy nonetheless; BTW, I would get a larger tank!!