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Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	I have a question i recently got a rtbs from petsmart. Its colors are light right now (i imagine it was stressed being in a tank full of sharks) Question is will the shark return to its normal color? Or does the color come with maturity?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
mariosim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 245 Votes: 20 Registered: 28-Jul-2004	colors come from acclimation to its new home. they are normally stressed out in a lfs tank setup, but normally brighten up within a few days after being introduced to a properly setup permanent tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	ecentually the colors will come back ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
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Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	eventually sorry about the mistake ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	And I think the colour very much depends on the mood of the fish also. I've had my RTBS for about 2 month, and its colour changes through out the day. But stressing conditions certainly will cause the colour to fade a little bit. Give it a few weeks and it shall be beautiful again.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003	A really gray shark will remain gray, color at the store is a good indicator of the fish's permanent coloring. I've had a few in my time and the two I bought black stayed black (not at the same time or tank mind you) and the one I bought gray only darkened a little after I got it home.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
tinfoil Big Fish Posts: 438 Kudos: 252 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Feb-2003	an RTBS's color also intensifies as they grow older. Youngsters are often much "greyer" than large, adult fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	yea he seems to look alot darker since i took him home and got him away from all the other rtbs.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
bayara Hobbyist Posts: 139 Kudos: 117 Votes: 14 Registered: 30-Aug-2004	when i bought my rtbs from walmart, it was a pale grey colour with only a faint tint of red on its tail. i felt sorry for the little guy in that tiny little tank so i took it home. now it's jet black and it's tail is almost flourescent!!! imo the colour they are when you get them will affect the colour they will turn, but as long as you give them good care, they'll turn black
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
iltat Mega Fish Posts: 1076 Kudos: 1216 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Oct-2002	Their tail brightness can be slightly valuable as a thermometer of how they're feeling also. The brighter and stronger the color, the less stressed they generally are. It's by no means a sure system, but you'll probably take notice that their tail will brighten considerably as soon as they are fed... PM/email/msg me if you have any questions/comments regarding me or my knowledge or if you want me to read a thread.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	what kind of food do you feed your rtbs?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
bayara Hobbyist Posts: 139 Kudos: 117 Votes: 14 Registered: 30-Aug-2004	i mostly feed wardley shrimp pellets. they're cheap and they sink, and all the fish seem to love them! as a treat i occasionally give them frozen brine shrimp, bloodworms, ect and flakes
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
iltat Mega Fish Posts: 1076 Kudos: 1216 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Oct-2002	I feed flakes, frozen brine shrimp, and frozen bloodworms to my tank that has my RTS in it. The frozen are particularly for my BGK, but my RTS takes a few nibbles out of the cubes before the BGK scarfs them... PM/email/msg me if you have any questions/comments regarding me or my knowledge or if you want me to read a thread.
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