When do salvinis get their color?

[X24]

I think they vary a bit, obviously some have better colours than others. Here's a male belonging to a friend, its got amazing colour, even better when its angry. I'm trying to find a nice female to breed it to.

BINGO!

If that sal is anything like mine he must have amazing color all the time, cause mine is PO'd constantly.

 

[cornbread_5]

I think they vary a bit, obviously some have better colours than others. Here's a male belonging to a friend, its got amazing colour, even better when its angry. I'm trying to find a nice female to breed it to.

thats a female sal

 

[japes]

males are generally more colorful too.

Incorrect, Females are much more vividly coloured.

Personally I'd purchase them and after a week of high quality water and a good diet they'll be starting to colour up.

thats a female sal

Correct.

 

[thatcichlidguy]

I purchased mine at around 1.5" and they were still a little dull looking but it didn't take them long to start to color up. One thing to remember is that males wont color up as well as a female because they aren't nearly as colorfull. Female lots of bright yellow and red, male dull colors but lots of blue spangles.

 

[cornbread_5]

what type of high quality food do you feed them

 

[JWhipple]

Definitely want a female - that's where the color is at!

Here's my late 7" (yes, that's SEVEN inches) Salvini - her name was Elvis (named her before I knew she was a she) because she was the "King" of the tank!

She looked like hell when I got her - almost ZERO color - poor fish was Sardined into a 14 gallon tank!

Here's a photo from about 1 month after I brought her home:

And then about 1 month after that:

 

[balton777]

One thing to remember is that males wont color up as well as a female because they aren't nearly as colorfull.

That's something to remember alright, thanks.

This thread is 6 months old btw.