my cichlid tank recently crashed leaving only a single auratus behind. I decided to try my hand at South American cichlids going forward. I bought a jack Dempsey and a flower horn and put them into my tank and now two weeks later the auratus is turning blackish blue. Is this normal?Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice
) it's just changing into it's male colors. They all start out looking like females but the males change to that dark pattern. Nothing to be concerned about except that you really shouldn't be mixing the African cichlid ( auratus) with the S. Americans. Their water and diet requirements are different so they should be kept is separate tanks.
