So about 3 weeks ago, I bought 10 tiger barbs to put in the new 75 gallon tank I purchased. They were super cheap and I enjoyed my last tigers so I thought "why not?"
Well when I got them home I started inspecting closer and noticed several had a lot of red on their face going from the mouth up to the gill area. I assumed they had damage from beating each other up in an overpopulated tank. However now that time has passed, I'm fairly certain it's not damage and it is their actual coloration. The red has actually intensified. Most of them have typical tiger coloring, however a lot of them still have hints of red on their faces. Two of them have a LOT of red, including a little red in their eyes. These two also have coloring that is more typical of green tiger barbs.
Mostly what I'm wondering is if anyone else has seen "red faced" tiger barbs before.
Pictures are practically impossible because I don't have a high speed shutter camera, so I took a video with my phone and put it on YouTube. You can get a fairly good idea of what I'm talking about from it. At the end you get a bit better look at some of the darker ones.
Here's the link to the video.
Well when I got them home I started inspecting closer and noticed several had a lot of red on their face going from the mouth up to the gill area. I assumed they had damage from beating each other up in an overpopulated tank. However now that time has passed, I'm fairly certain it's not damage and it is their actual coloration. The red has actually intensified. Most of them have typical tiger coloring, however a lot of them still have hints of red on their faces. Two of them have a LOT of red, including a little red in their eyes. These two also have coloring that is more typical of green tiger barbs.
Mostly what I'm wondering is if anyone else has seen "red faced" tiger barbs before.
Pictures are practically impossible because I don't have a high speed shutter camera, so I took a video with my phone and put it on YouTube. You can get a fairly good idea of what I'm talking about from it. At the end you get a bit better look at some of the darker ones.
Here's the link to the video.
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