red devil color

[scotth42]

my new red devil 's color has faded after putting him in my tank with my other devils. all my devils color is like a light salmon color but they where vivid red red at the store before i got them why is this? also would a male and female fight all the time or chase each other. my new devil has a totally different personality from my other 2 they are shy and scared but this new devil is crazy banging the glass i think he is a male his head seems bigger and he is chasing the others all over

 

[oscarcrazy]

Hope you have a monster tank for those beasts!! Post some pics.

 

[scotth42]

i'm just keeping 1 i have been looking for a male i think i got one.my other 2 get along fine but this one came in a took over the tank right away he comes right at me and hits the glass follows my finger and got a real attitude.but his color faded just his head is red now body is almost white now wasn't like this at the store.also when would i need to separate there chasing quite a bit but no fighting or biting yet

 

[Natalie]

Usually color fades because they are stressed or are adapting to their surrounding environment. Because he's new to the tank, it's likely the former. However, a tank with light sand or gravel can lighten the color more than it would be with dark substrate.

 

[scotth42]

my sand is white it's weir his head is red like normal his body is almost white.and my other one was almost white then after i added the new one he got his red back weird.