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	Angel changing color??
bmcelfresh Hobbyist Posts: 77 Kudos: 81 Votes: 4 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	I have a large male silver angel. He does have a mate in tha tank, so this may be my answer. He seems to be changing colors! Looks almost like a rust color. His stripes are disappearing. Any idea? Other than the color change he is healthy as are the other fish in the tank. Barb
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Tanya81 Fish Addict Posts: 633 Kudos: 419 Votes: 37 Registered: 27-Jun-2003	Sometimes fish will alter their colors, sometimes due to stress and confromtations, showing dominance. There is a multitude of things that can make this happen, and angels seem to do it a lot, for example i had silver angels, the ones with the vertical striping, and they would fade their stripes out, usualy when i was doing water changes. 72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up 75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Mike R Fish Addict Posts: 593 Kudos: 830 Votes: 322 Registered: 27-Jul-2004	Some of my silver, as they got larger, got a rust color on the top of their haed but their stripes never went away. Also, sometimes, when they were getting ready to breed and other fish were in the tank, they'd darken a little. It could be he's feeling aggressive but the stripes fading make me think it's stress. Check the water, maybe do a water change. Have you added any new fish or has another fish gotten big enough to give him grief? Mike
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Angels will change colour, especially when growing up & when they are breeding, they get more colourful. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
bmcelfresh Hobbyist Posts: 77 Kudos: 81 Votes: 4 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	maybe I was a bit over the top with the stipes disappearing LOL. They are there, but very faded. He is confrontational with the other two angels besides his mate, but that has been since the beginning of time. They all have their own spot in the tank. Water is fine. The changing of colors just caught me off guard. Barb
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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