pgreptom
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hello,
I bought an electric blue peacock who was young(less than 3 months) approx from my LSF - now he is miscolored - from his front fins towards his nose, he has a yellowish tint - mostly on the top of his head. I've had him now for approximately 2 - 3 weeks. He got the yellow tint probably 2-4 days after I bought him. There are about 10 other cichlids who was less than 5 months old with him in the same tank.
The tank is a 55 gallon, no other fishes are showing miscoloration.. I do frequent 15%ish water changes - once a week. I vac the gravel once every two weeks. The water stays at 78F with a heater. I have two cascade filters 600's - and my PH is approximately 7.6-7.7. My ammonia is 0 - nitrates are practically 0. I have fresh carbon in both of my filters.
Is this some type of water problem? Unhappy? Stressed?
Can I expect the fish to return to that beautiful dark blue? I have 2 other electric blue peacocks - one a beautiful dark blue who is younger, and one that is a female that's a silverish/blue(which I know is typical)
Please help. If the fish is not gonna go back to dark blue, I'll just change my expectations and still love it like it was. I just need to know now, rather than being disappointed in 2 years.
Thanks again for your help. Happy Holidays!
I bought an electric blue peacock who was young(less than 3 months) approx from my LSF - now he is miscolored - from his front fins towards his nose, he has a yellowish tint - mostly on the top of his head. I've had him now for approximately 2 - 3 weeks. He got the yellow tint probably 2-4 days after I bought him. There are about 10 other cichlids who was less than 5 months old with him in the same tank.
The tank is a 55 gallon, no other fishes are showing miscoloration.. I do frequent 15%ish water changes - once a week. I vac the gravel once every two weeks. The water stays at 78F with a heater. I have two cascade filters 600's - and my PH is approximately 7.6-7.7. My ammonia is 0 - nitrates are practically 0. I have fresh carbon in both of my filters.
Is this some type of water problem? Unhappy? Stressed?
Can I expect the fish to return to that beautiful dark blue? I have 2 other electric blue peacocks - one a beautiful dark blue who is younger, and one that is a female that's a silverish/blue(which I know is typical)
Please help. If the fish is not gonna go back to dark blue, I'll just change my expectations and still love it like it was. I just need to know now, rather than being disappointed in 2 years.
Thanks again for your help. Happy Holidays!