Very dark Cuban

[Leebtattoos]

Hey y’all. So my Cuban has been doing great in terms of eating, behavior, etc. but man he is dark! His belly is mostly black. His dorsal side is definitely the green/gold but as you can see the rest is very dark. Normal?

He’s about 8”. Ph 7.4-6 ammonia 0.0. No2 0.0. No3 20-40ppm

Sorry the glass is dirty and there’s a little glare issue. But I think you can see pretty clear.

 

[justarn]

Not sure if it's normal but he looks fantastic

 

[Leebtattoos]

Not sure if it's normal but he looks fantastic

Thanks. I really like the dark color. But also love the golden color with light belly I see in other Cubans. But maybe they turn all dark before lightening up into adulthood.

 

[justarn]

Not sure tbh, are you sure on the I'd, not a tropical gar?

 

[Leebtattoos]

Not sure tbh, are you sure on the I'd, not a tropical gar?

yes. The other two are tropicals.

 

[Troy1015]

This is mine under the right lighting. In other parts of the tank it looks almost black and some days/times it' darker others lighter. To me yours is looking good. If its feeding and acting normal don't worry. All fish will look different from one another.

 

[Troy1015]

Here' a pic different lighting angle

 

[Leebtattoos]

Good to see yours Troy1015 ! Yeah he is doing so much better. They’re all three like dogs waiting for almost any food I’ll drop in the tank. I don’t mind that he’s so dark, just didn’t know if it was common. I haven’t seen too much variations in adult Cubans from pics. But I guess here’s a lot less pictures than of other species.

 

[jpcampbell123]

not sure if its normal either but nice fish either way

 

[Leebtattoos]

A few more pics just because.