Not really, it's a gene that determines the timeframe, at least it is in other fading/peeling fish. I wrote the following several years ago, it's not based on this hybrid cross, but it's the same general process, from what is most likely the same Amphilophus gene.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/faders-explained.396860/
I kept mine in a tank with black background, but he was close to this color when I got him. Between 11-12" in this pic.
