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	Faded Neon Tetra
smileyriley13 Small Fry Posts: 14 Kudos: 13 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2004	I have 5 Neaon Tetra thet are very bright and colourful during the day but over the last week they seem to get very faded and pale in the evenings and during the night. Any ideas why anybody???
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
jase101 Big Fish Posts: 345 Kudos: 273 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Jul-2004	do u mean that when u turn the lights on in the morning they are pale? if so, almost all tetras lose colour during the night, so that's not a prob... if u mean late into the night with the lights still on, maybe they need a rest?lol!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
smileyriley13 Small Fry Posts: 14 Kudos: 13 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2004	It's when I turn the light on after it's been dark so your reply makes sense. Should I leave the tank light on all night? At the moment I turn it off at night.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	No... they need day/night cycles. It's just normal for fish colors to fade overnight. Unless they are losing colors because they're startled at the sudden light (make sure the room light is on before turning on the tank lights), then you're fine. My betta girls do the same thing. Freaked me out the first time I woke up to find my dark red girls barely showing the colors of their irridescence. (I have three red girls with difference color washes... odd to see girls that are supposed to be red showing up as very pale blue, green or purple!) ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
kitty163 Fish Addict Posts: 816 Kudos: 1032 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	I agree they do fade at night, only worry when their red stripe starts to fade.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yeah, lots of fishes will have their color fade a little at night, but it comes back during the day as long as the fish are healthy. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Klee Banned Posts: 420 Kudos: 307 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-May-2004	OH MY GOSH NTD. o.o Just kidding. Anyways, as aforementioned, fish coloration changes often. Unless he's not behaving per usual, there's no need to worry.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38


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