Clownfishlover
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How long does it take for platy fry's colors to come out?
so my sunburst gave birth two days ago and all 6 fry i could save and transfer to the fry tank are gold! the other two in there that have been in there for a little over a month and are silver. will the new guys still change color?
Black, red and orange will all be very prominent at birth. Yellows and blues will develop later and often can take 4-8 weeks to really pop.
My experience is different. Yellow and black are prominent. I have one red platy baby who began as a yellow then gradually oranged out to become red after about 2 months. Think it all depends on the species maybe.