I don't know a thing about photoshop, and those aren't my pics, but I'm sure that Modest_Man will have something to say about that. (his fish, his photos)
Red Devil color change
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Yeah, I photoshopped a photo of me catching a fish. Why would I do that?
The difference in color I say is due to lighting. The second photo is after two weeks in a solid sided tub, so he was kept almost entirely dark (away from sunlight) during quarantine. The first photo was also taken in midday in full sunlight while the second photo was taken at night with a flash, which makes a HUGE difference. Tank a photo of any fish outside using natural light vs. indoors under artificial lights with flash.
I have other photos of him all over where he's nice and red in tank (that got lots of direct sunlight).
The difference in color I say is due to lighting. The second photo is after two weeks in a solid sided tub, so he was kept almost entirely dark (away from sunlight) during quarantine. The first photo was also taken in midday in full sunlight while the second photo was taken at night with a flash, which makes a HUGE difference. Tank a photo of any fish outside using natural light vs. indoors under artificial lights with flash.
I have other photos of him all over where he's nice and red in tank (that got lots of direct sunlight).
glenbo;4111247; said:hahaha the fish is not the only thing that bites
I'm sorry i couldn't help myself, i actually believe you just wanted to get a reaction for a laugh
Snap. lol
Does this info count for Flowerhorns and Blood Parrots also?
I have been feeding mine Krill everyday along with Hikari Cichlid gold and Tetra min colour food. (the pellets 3 times a day), i feed blood worm and veggies now and then.
Is it worth giving up on the Krill and just feeding dry food, and keeping the frozen as treats? they are not keen on the krill at all and would rather eat mysis or blood worm (or my fingers)
(although they do eat it)
I have been feeding mine Krill everyday along with Hikari Cichlid gold and Tetra min colour food. (the pellets 3 times a day), i feed blood worm and veggies now and then.
Is it worth giving up on the Krill and just feeding dry food, and keeping the frozen as treats? they are not keen on the krill at all and would rather eat mysis or blood worm (or my fingers)
(although they do eat it)
While I realize that this is an old thread, I think that some of you (Tom & Jamie) may find this interesting.
In the study previously linked to the researchers stated:
IMO the following is rather clear evidence that when discussing carotenoid content (both type & quantity) the term "low" is certainly open to interpretation.
The following male amph was purchased on March 21st of this year, so just over 30 days ago. This male, along with his siblings all appeared to be xanthic morphs. While my camera is an old (and low quality) point & shoot I think that everyone would agree that in the before photos this fish appeared to have a yellow base color. In person, he was lemon yellow. All of these photos were taken with the same camera settings, in the same tank, with the exact same background, substrate, and lighting. The male shown below is approx 10 months old.
In approx 30 days this fish transformed from what appeared to be a lemon yellow xanthic morph, to what most would refer to as a common creamsicle morph. The only difference over the past 30 days was a change in diet. His previous diet was a low cost generic type farm feed (generic fish meal, soybean meal, blood meal, feather meal, etc) to a more premium food. (NLS)
Before:
After 30 days:
Before:
After 30 days:
Before:
After 30 days:
While I suspect that this young male is far from finished morphing in color, from here on in the vast majority of those changes will be determined by his genetics.
I think that this rather short 30 day snapshot paints a pretty clear image as to just how much the quality & quantity of carotenoids can play a role in the overall coloration of an amphilophus kept in captivity.
In the study previously linked to the researchers stated:
IMO the following is rather clear evidence that when discussing carotenoid content (both type & quantity) the term "low" is certainly open to interpretation.
The following male amph was purchased on March 21st of this year, so just over 30 days ago. This male, along with his siblings all appeared to be xanthic morphs. While my camera is an old (and low quality) point & shoot I think that everyone would agree that in the before photos this fish appeared to have a yellow base color. In person, he was lemon yellow. All of these photos were taken with the same camera settings, in the same tank, with the exact same background, substrate, and lighting. The male shown below is approx 10 months old.
In approx 30 days this fish transformed from what appeared to be a lemon yellow xanthic morph, to what most would refer to as a common creamsicle morph. The only difference over the past 30 days was a change in diet. His previous diet was a low cost generic type farm feed (generic fish meal, soybean meal, blood meal, feather meal, etc) to a more premium food. (NLS)
Before:
After 30 days:
Before:
After 30 days:
Before:
After 30 days:
While I suspect that this young male is far from finished morphing in color, from here on in the vast majority of those changes will be determined by his genetics.
I think that this rather short 30 day snapshot paints a pretty clear image as to just how much the quality & quantity of carotenoids can play a role in the overall coloration of an amphilophus kept in captivity.
i have also noticed my red devil gets more red after he has dominated a fish like i throw ina goldfih larger then his mouth so he just tears fins ad it seems to make him feel more dominant so he gets a deeper red unfortanatly if i dont keep giving him fish to dominate after like a week or 2 with no fish he goes back to his normal orange
