Help, is this normal? Are my Rams ok?

[Critterlvrok]

When I turned on the lights this morning both of my Bolivian rams were very dark colored. I've never had rams before so I'm kind of worried. I was able to snap a quick pic of one before I had to go to work. When I got home they were both back to normal color. Is this normal? I'm worried. The first pic is the normal coloring, the second is how it looked this morning. I could not get a picture of the other but it had an even more drastic darkening.

 

[Gboy66]

All fish get darker when the lights are off. Totally normal

 

[absolutangel04]

Fish color tends to change while they are "sleeping." As long as the color returned to normal after they were awake, its totally fine. No worries.

 

[Critterlvrok]

Oh my gosh I feel so stupid. I have never had a fish so that before, well at least that I've noticed. Thank you all so much!

 

[absolutangel04]

Its not stupid, you just didn't know.

 

[Mlani]

They also get darker when they're stressed out too. Not that yours is, just saying they use their colors to express more than other fish I've had. Oh and a "stupid" person wouldn't have asked. Other words no one is considered stupid for asking questions, that's how we learn

 

[Critterlvrok]

This group is the GREATEST! I thank you for the assistance and my Ram babies thank you too!