white electric blue jack dempsey?

[Waffle toaster]

i just bought an electric blue jack dempsey cichlid, and it was a very beautiful electric blue color, like it's supposed to be. i loved watching it, but after a while, i noticed that it's color was a little lighter than before. i went to do some other thing, and when i check on him a few hours later, he was no longer blue, but instead he was white! is this normal, and will his colors turn back? he was alot prettier when he was blue.

 

[bettaowner]

What color is your substrate. He could be stressed from transfer or he is trying to blend in if your substrate is a light color

 

[Waffle toaster]

The substrate is sort of like a pale tan color.

 

[CalebZachary]

I think he's stressed.

 

[bettaowner]

Fish are prey animals so they will become pale if the substrate is light in color. I'd add black sand or gravel

 

[Waffle toaster]

I have some dark purple gravel In the garage. Would that work?

 

[bettaowner]

If it looks almost like black gravel it's worth a try. Take a picture before you add it

 

[Waffle toaster]

It doesn't look almost black, though.

 

[bettaowner]

It might work. If he colors up a but, you should add some black substrate

 

[Malawimaddness]

Mine did that a few times after Introducing him to the tank, but he came right out of it, and looks awesome now. Check out my profile pic's under South Americans

 

[jetajockey]

Do you have a photo of him?

 

[Waffle toaster]

Yours looks gorgeous! Anyway, he colored up a little bit over night, and here's some pics of him this morning.

















I think he colored up a little because it was so dark at night.

 

[Waffle toaster]

Sorry the tank's so cloudy. For some reason it got cloudy right as I put the water in, I think the gravel had something weird in it, and the gravel was very sandy.

 

[Malawimaddness]

They can lose some color If he is getting bullied too, when he becomes more dominate his color will become vibrant