Pale Texas Cichlid. - Aquarium Advice

pitt420dude · 07-23-2007, 08:34 AM

For a while now my 7" Male Texas Cichlid has appeared pale and whitish from the gills forward. He is acting like his same ol' self (moving around the gravel and always hungry. Any theories as to why he is pale towards the front?

J-Aqua · 07-23-2007, 02:54 PM

Water quality? Nitrites / ates / amonia? Have you changed his diet lately? Anything new?

J

Voodoo Chilli · 07-27-2007, 10:55 PM

I've noticed a lot of color variation/changes with the few Texas' I've owned over the years.

pitt420dude · 07-29-2007, 10:21 PM

I think the water params are okay but I havent checked recently. The paleness only exists on his front part and it often goes away (very rapidly) when he gets fed. Again, otherwise he is acting fine and I have often heard that these are VERY VERY hardy fish so I was basically looking to see if others have experienced similar phenomena and it seems that some others have experinced the same.

Anybody else experienced cichlids change color?

ezy33 · 07-29-2007, 10:28 PM

Girlfriend?

Reefmonkey · 08-01-2007, 05:54 PM

Like VoodooChili said, there is a lot of color variation in Texas cichlids. A couple of mine in my pond look exactly like you describe yours. I have seen pictures of Texas cichlids in magazines and books, many of them taken in the wild and of breeding fish, that have shown fish which are very pale anteriorly, with their color changing to almost black before they get to the caudal fin.

pitt420dude · 02-27-2008, 02:02 PM

Hmm...very intersting, He is still fine so I suppose it is natural.

ksfishguy · 03-09-2008, 09:41 AM

Could be stress? Who else is in the tank? I find that they will look pale when they are no longer the dominant fish in the tank. My guess is that another fish has taken over and is stressing your texas out.

pitt420dude · 03-09-2008, 12:58 PM

He is the only fish in the tank, and he is probably already too big for the 20 gal. He colors up during feeding usually. As I look at him now he is fine and darkly colored.

ksfishguy · 03-09-2008, 08:25 PM

Oh, I thought he was in your 55, he sure needs a bigger tank.

07-23-2007, 08:34 AM	#1
pitt420dude Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pittsburgh! Home of the 5 Time Superbowl Champs! Posts: 949 Images: 11	Pale Texas Cichlid. For a while now my 7" Male Texas Cichlid has appeared pale and whitish from the gills forward. He is acting like his same ol' self (moving around the gravel and always hungry. Any theories as to why he is pale towards the front? __________________ Thank you so much for all your help. I'm now going green. LOOK! A NEW LEAF!!!!!

07-27-2007, 10:55 PM	#3
Voodoo Chilli Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Niota, TN Posts: 870 Images: 1	I've noticed a lot of color variation/changes with the few Texas' I've owned over the years. __________________ Current species: Neolamprologus multifasciatus Lamprologus stappersi

07-29-2007, 10:21 PM	#4
pitt420dude Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pittsburgh! Home of the 5 Time Superbowl Champs! Posts: 949 Images: 11	I think the water params are okay but I havent checked recently. The paleness only exists on his front part and it often goes away (very rapidly) when he gets fed. Again, otherwise he is acting fine and I have often heard that these are VERY VERY hardy fish so I was basically looking to see if others have experienced similar phenomena and it seems that some others have experinced the same. Anybody else experienced cichlids change color? __________________ Thank you so much for all your help. I'm now going green. LOOK! A NEW LEAF!!!!!

07-29-2007, 10:28 PM	#5
ezy33 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pinole California Posts: 301 Images: 13	Girlfriend? __________________ 9 gal nano 55 gal reef 180 gal predator reef

02-27-2008, 02:02 PM	#7
pitt420dude Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pittsburgh! Home of the 5 Time Superbowl Champs! Posts: 949 Images: 11	Hmm...very intersting, He is still fine so I suppose it is natural. __________________ Thank you so much for all your help. I'm now going green. LOOK! A NEW LEAF!!!!!

07-23-2007, 02:54 PM	#2
J-Aqua Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 117	Water quality? Nitrites / ates / amonia? Have you changed his diet lately? Anything new? J

08-01-2007, 05:54 PM	#6
Reefmonkey Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston TX Posts: 133	Like VoodooChili said, there is a lot of color variation in Texas cichlids. A couple of mine in my pond look exactly like you describe yours. I have seen pictures of Texas cichlids in magazines and books, many of them taken in the wild and of breeding fish, that have shown fish which are very pale anteriorly, with their color changing to almost black before they get to the caudal fin.

03-09-2008, 09:41 AM	#8
ksfishguy Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hutchinson, Kansas Posts: 338	Could be stress? Who else is in the tank? I find that they will look pale when they are no longer the dominant fish in the tank. My guess is that another fish has taken over and is stressing your texas out.

03-09-2008, 12:58 PM	#9
pitt420dude Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pittsburgh! Home of the 5 Time Superbowl Champs! Posts: 949 Images: 11	He is the only fish in the tank, and he is probably already too big for the 20 gal. He colors up during feeding usually. As I look at him now he is fine and darkly colored. __________________ Thank you so much for all your help. I'm now going green. LOOK! A NEW LEAF!!!!!

03-09-2008, 08:25 PM	#10
ksfishguy Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hutchinson, Kansas Posts: 338	Oh, I thought he was in your 55, he sure needs a bigger tank.

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