I just got a bunch of 2-5 inch Red Devil Cichlids. They were offspring. They are just a light orange and not that bright of an orange. Was wondering, will they remain that color? Was hoping their orange color will improve with age.
Will young Red Devil Cichlids turn a darker orange when grown?
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when i got mine at 1.5 inches it was a light orange and now at about 8 inches has peeled to about 90% white so i guess ya never really know, unless u know what the parents look like.
It is very hard to predict what the adult coloration will be. The fish in my avatar was a very pale yellowish when it was a baby, so ya never know.
With regards to final adult coloration it's a genetic roll of the dice with the Midas/RD complex. They tend to go through a number of stages when maturing & can morph into a number of colors, and/or color combinations. Some will start off like yours & become far more intense in color as they mature, and some will remain lighter in color for their entire life. All you can really do is grow your juvies out & see where they end up as they mature.
edited to add; Tom's (Aquanero) male is a prime example of the above.
depends also on food and conditions. Also fish can change and morph I do not claim to have an exact answer just personal experience I also breed midas for a while and saw that tendency to change but a majority started getting a duller color..
I have seen some brighter ones but less then more
I have seen some brighter ones but less then more
The following thread will give you a pretty good idea of the number of color variations one can see in wild red devils, and how much they can morph in color over time. (make sure to see post #6 for some before & after)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...Rapps-photographic-library-of-wild-red-devils
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...Rapps-photographic-library-of-wild-red-devils
That's weird, everything is working fine for me, both his website, and all of the pics posted in the link above.