No sweat! You raised a good point in that fish with warm colors tend to turn a more intense red when they age or kept outside. I appreciate you taking the time to give your 2 cents.
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Washed out festae. Thoughts?
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No sweat! You raised a good point in that fish with warm colors tend to turn a more intense red when they're kept outside. I appreciate you taking the time to give your 2 cents.
Many cichlids only color up seasonally for spawning, and even then only if a suitable mate is found. Otherwise they could become easy prey with all the bright coloration.
Take beanii as an e.g
below a normal color female
now a female in spawning does
and I'm sure you've seen the pics of Nosferatu labridens yellow, where in spawning dress they are as yellow as canaries, or as bright as the Malawan Labidochromis caeruleus. But their normal color is like the one below
Sure! Makes sense. I just never knew festaes were one of those species that went through such a drastic color change during breeding mode.Many cichlids only color up seasonally for spawning, and even then only if a suitable mate is found. Otherwise they could become easy prey with all the bright coloration.
Take beanii as an e.g
below a normal color female
now a female in spawning does
and I'm sure you've seen the pics of Nosferatu labridens yellow, where in spawning dress they are as yellow as canaries, or as bright as the Malawan Labidochromis caeruleus. But their normal color is like the one below
It was yellow outside for year (black tote), inside (tank) for 2 months then started changing to black after a few weeks after it went outside (black tote) which is unusual.
I am only getting my first cichlids next year, although nothing as big or majestic as what you have there
