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Colouration when fighting
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:40 pm
by smithrc
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)
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:45 pm
by pandadosmares
Its normal cos of the injuries
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:00 pm
by Alistair
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!
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:52 pm
by smithrc
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)
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:04 pm
by Rob
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
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:52 pm
by smithrc
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...