Colouration when fighting

smithrc · Post by **smithrc** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:40 pm

We have 2 quite mature males in our group and have noticed they go a pink colour when they are getting agro with each other...

Anyone else seen this?

(I've got video of it but will try and gat a piccy)

pandadosmares · Post by **pandadosmares** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:45 pm

Its normal cos of the injuries

Alistair · Post by **Alistair** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:00 pm

Along time ago (~10 years) I had heard the high nitrate/nitrite may cause them to develop a tinge of pink on fins. I have not heard of this since and certainly never saw it when I had to male zebs!

smithrc · Post by **smithrc** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:52 pm

pandadosmares wrote:Its normal cos of the injuries

the fighting is not that bad... It almost like their blood bressure increases as they get cross and they go slightly pink.

They return to normal once they stop argueing

I have noticed sometimes they have blue tinges to their fins... any one else seen this? (Piccy below)

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:04 pm

the fish tend to get a blue tinge to their fins when they are in prime condition, almost like an irredescent blue.

The pink tinge has also been noted by McEve, (do a search and you should find something), possibley due to diet. Are you using a colour enhancing food?

cheers

rob

smithrc · Post by **smithrc** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:52 pm

Rob wrote:the fish tend to get a blue tinge to their fins when they are in prime condition, almost like an irredescent blue.

The pink tinge has also been noted by McEve, (do a search and you should find something), possibley due to diet. Are you using a colour enhancing food?

cheers

rob

ah ha... glad its not just me then

they are fed a varied diet - but 60% of the time they are fed on Tetra Prima Discus... which is said to enhance colours...