I have not found any particular food changes their color. Just feed them a healthy diet (sliced veggies are good in addition to the algae in the tank), keep their environment clean with regular water changes, make sure there are no predators (fish) in the tank, and as they reproduce just remove the least colorful ones and after a few months you will notice the colony becomes brighter and brighter red.
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