Green Chromis at night....??? - Aquarium Advice

Marc118 · 05-11-2006, 04:10 AM

One of my green chromis seems to turn a very dark color at night, but the other is still bright in color? By night I mean 0 lighting pitch black. I couldnt see them so i flipped on a light ( was that too stressful? ) and the two of themwere in a corner together, one dark on light...after a minuts its scaled started to gains color again....is this normal? Ive never kept a damsel before...Are these just some sort of nocturnal marking they use in the wild to hide?

Were they mating possibly? Im not sure what sex they are.

austinsdad · 05-11-2006, 09:02 AM

Lots of fish seem to change colors when resting in the dark. I wouldn't worry about it - even though the other doesn't change colors.

The one with the full color probably was awake at the time, maybe using the bathroom at that moment or something.

sir_dudeguy · 05-11-2006, 10:10 AM

yes, its perfectly normal, unless you can tell something else is wrong with the fish....and i think (not sure tho) that damsels are known for doing that. I have seen them do that anyways, where only some of them change colors and others dont. Just to be sure tho, check all your water stuff just in case...

Marc118 · 05-11-2006, 12:05 PM

Water params are good, they are very active this morning. Should I feed them anything besides BS?

austinsdad · 05-11-2006, 12:20 PM

I don't know about fish, but I hate getting fed BS.

OK seriously, what is BS?

Marc118 · 05-11-2006, 12:25 PM

Brine Shrimp

**roka64** · 05-11-2006, 02:34 PM

My 3 striped Damsels turn dark at night.

austinsdad · 05-11-2006, 02:55 PM

Soak that brine in garlic an Zoe or some kinda vitamin. They need their veggies too sometime.

I alternate between frozen soaked shrimp, flakes, pellets, and frozen formula one and two. Feeding just one food only can't be good.

MT79 · 05-15-2006, 01:37 PM

Chromis will go nuts over "meaty" planktonic foods like Cyclop-eeze. Cyclop-eeze is also very nutritional. Brine shrimp contain very little nutrients unless soaked, as mentioned, or gut-packed before use. A varied diet is best. HTH

Marc118 · 05-15-2006, 01:42 PM

They have been eating a mix between OSI marine flake ( love em ) and frozen brine/mysis

05-11-2006, 04:10 AM	#1
Marc118 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 766	Green Chromis at night....??? One of my green chromis seems to turn a very dark color at night, but the other is still bright in color? By night I mean 0 lighting pitch black. I couldnt see them so i flipped on a light ( was that too stressful? ) and the two of themwere in a corner together, one dark on light...after a minuts its scaled started to gains color again....is this normal? Ive never kept a damsel before...Are these just some sort of nocturnal marking they use in the wild to hide? Were they mating possibly? Im not sure what sex they are.

05-11-2006, 12:05 PM	#4
Marc118 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 766	Water params are good, they are very active this morning. Should I feed them anything besides BS? __________________ Come Join The Dark Side

05-11-2006, 12:25 PM	#6
Marc118 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 766	Brine Shrimp __________________ Come Join The Dark Side

05-11-2006, 02:55 PM	#8
austinsdad Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland Posts: 4,211 Images: 12	Soak that brine in garlic an Zoe or some kinda vitamin. They need their veggies too sometime. I alternate between frozen soaked shrimp, flakes, pellets, and frozen formula one and two. Feeding just one food only can't be good. __________________ -Ray- "Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we are here we might as well dance!"

05-15-2006, 01:37 PM	#9
MT79 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: philadelphia. PA. Posts: 2,653 Images: 23	Chromis will go nuts over "meaty" planktonic foods like Cyclop-eeze. Cyclop-eeze is also very nutritional. Brine shrimp contain very little nutrients unless soaked, as mentioned, or gut-packed before use. A varied diet is best. HTH __________________ Mike

05-11-2006, 09:02 AM	#2
austinsdad Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland Posts: 4,211 Images: 12	Lots of fish seem to change colors when resting in the dark. I wouldn't worry about it - even though the other doesn't change colors. The one with the full color probably was awake at the time, maybe using the bathroom at that moment or something.

05-11-2006, 10:10 AM	#3
sir_dudeguy Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: arizona Posts: 515 Images: 1	yes, its perfectly normal, unless you can tell something else is wrong with the fish....and i think (not sure tho) that damsels are known for doing that. I have seen them do that anyways, where only some of them change colors and others dont. Just to be sure tho, check all your water stuff just in case...

05-11-2006, 12:20 PM	#5
austinsdad Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland Posts: 4,211 Images: 12	I don't know about fish, but I hate getting fed BS. OK seriously, what is BS?

05-15-2006, 01:42 PM	#10
Marc118 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 766	They have been eating a mix between OSI marine flake ( love em ) and frozen brine/mysis __________________ Come Join The Dark Side

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