Red tail Black Shark

[lukec]

I have a red tail black shark and the colour in the body doesnt seem full its almost grey, is this normal? Thanks

 

[dragonfisher33]

depends on how you slice and dice it. sometimes they're that color due to.stress. sometimes poor diet. but most likely bad gene pool

 

[FishCr8zy]

It is usually stress.
Did u get it at a pet store?
If u did, they r usually stressed from being switched from their original habitat to the pet store's habitat then suddenly to ur habitat. If it is stress, they will color back up again within a few days-a few weeks.
If they don't color up after a few weeks, it's prob cuz their parents weren't colorful either.

 

[PockX]

It'll change back once it settles down..don't worry. Almost all fish change colors when stressed.

 

[FishCr8zy]

All the "red" tailed shark at my local petsmart have turned into "grey" tailed shark
Lol

 

[PockX]

All the "red" tailed shark at my local petsmart have turned into "grey" tailed shark
Lol

Yeah..most are. It depends on the substrate and surrounding colors too. All the ones at petco are grey cuz it a light substrate and the petsmart ones are black by me. My rainbow shark is black..I can put him in my other tank which is play sand and he turns grey.

 

[FishCr8zy]

So a darker substrate is better for red-tailed shark?

 

[PockX]

So a darker substrate is better for red-tailed shark?

If you wanted him to be darker, then yeah..stress also does play a role too.

 

[Autumnsky]

Also females will be slightly lighter than the males. Females will also be more broad shaped.