True that, though the face markings are pretty much fixed.But if you keep the fish over bare glass the colours will look pale and washed out, it would look better over dark leaf litter for example.
Interesting; i wonder if they are like lemon tetra and something in their native habitat is providing the red ?My experience with wild caught Apistos is that over time particularly the red coloration fades more and more. I didn't found a way to stop or even reverse this.
That is interesting, I have noticed recently that the ocelli on the dorsal fin of my dwarf pike cichlid female has faded almost completely, is this a similar thing or just age related I wonder?My experience with wild caught Apistos is that over time particularly the red coloration fades more and more. I didn't found a way to stop or even reverse this.
So if i go on a diet my fishes will get more colourful ?. Diet may play a partial role in that.
I don't know because I don't know the reason for the fading in Apistos.That is interesting, I have noticed recently that the ocelli on the dorsal fin of my dwarf pike cichlid female has faded almost completely, is this a similar thing or just age related I wonder?
A diet <"rich in carotenoids"> will enhance red coloration.So if i go on a diet my fishes will get more colourful ?
Unfortunately not in my Apistos.A diet <"rich in carotenoids"> will enhance red coloration.
Interesting. I'd guess that if they were getting a good diet, with crustaceans etc, that they were about as coloured up as they were going to be and that there wasn't any "extra" colour to develop.Unfortunately not in my Apistos.
Yes, my wild Apistos did get a good diet but the red coloration nevertheless did fade.Hi all,
Interesting. I'd guess that if they were getting a good diet, with crustaceans etc, that they were about as coloured up as they were going to be and that there wasn't any "extra" colour to develop.
Of course, fish from a shop are usually kept in "less than perfect" conditions and therefore don't show all their colors unless the conditions improve.My fish get a lot of live food and on the rare occasions I've bought fish from a shop they've always coloured up pretty quickly in the tank.
cheers Darrel
Exactly which red fades? I mean obviously nijjensi species have reds on the tail; and i just noticed this morning that my male ladisalo has produced a ton of red on the face and a very broad red on the dorsal fin. I'm just confuse what we are talking about.My experience with wild caught Apistos is that over time particularly the red coloration fades more and more. I didn't found a way to stop or even reverse this.
Most noticeably on the head.Exactly which red fades?
I never kept wild nijsseni-group fish,. so I don't know what happens to the red in their caudal fins.I mean obviously nijjensi species have reds on the tail;
If it was subadult when you got it, it's color will of course increase while maturing. The question is, will it become as colorful as it would have been in the wild?and i just noticed this morning that my male ladisalo has produced a ton of red on the face and a very broad red on the dorsal fin. I'm just confuse what we are talking about.
Well that is an interesting question; i've never seen a picture of these fishes before ... i'm not even sure if their catch location is known.If it was subadult when you got it, it's color will of course increase while maturing. The question is, will it become as colorful as it would have been in the wild?