Dixon1990 Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Hi people i was wondering if its normal for my angelfish's stripes to come and go?? Is there something i can do to make them stay?? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Yep thats normal. Most cichlids have the ability to lighten or darken in the space of a couple of seconds depending on mood. They disappear when the fish is sleeping or stressed. A happy and setlled angelfish will have strong dark black markings. Sometimes it can take them a while to settle in to a new tank, or get used to goings on outside the aquarium, or get used to their tank mates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 They disappear when the fish is sleeping or stressed. A happy and setlled angelfish will have strong dark black markings. Sometimes it can take them a while to settle in to a new tank, or get used to goings on outside the aquarium, or get used to their tank mates. i don't agree with the above. my angels have grown from small fish to almost 3 inches long in their current tank & have been in this tank for over a year. the majority of the time the markings are faint. they darken up when they are being agressive with each other of when they are laying eggs. they don't darken up when they are chasing the other fish in the tank, only each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 The stripes do darken up when there is dominance being displayed... We only keep the Dumerilli Angels... we have 4 in a 5ft planted tank.. and note that the less dominant one lightens.. the dominant always shows his full colours.. SpidersWeb wrote: They disappear when the fish is sleeping or stressed. SpidersWeb is right, they can lighten with stress.. I find at times that the non dominant in the tank lighten when there is a bit of a power trip going on :lol: Most of the time tho mine show their stripes nicely when the tank is settled, but as soon as there is a stir up, you soon notice who is top dog.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 I agree with the above comments but remember also that genes in angels are in pairs and people cross to all sorts and you could have fish with only one stripe gene. It is more than likely stress or dominance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 i don't agree with the above. my angels have grown from small fish to almost 3 inches long in their current tank & have been in this tank for over a year. the majority of the time the markings are faint. they darken up when they are being agressive with each other of when they are laying eggs. they don't darken up when they are chasing the other fish in the tank, only each other. I've found my angels to always have dark stripes, and just visisted a pet store with around 50 angels, all with dark stripes. I think yours may have a gene making them more likely to stay light. Certainly not something I've seen in common stocks. I've got veiltail, regular, and zebra specimens of the striped types, and they only go faint when stressed. There is a stripeless gene, but stripeless dont show stripes during aggression. Double dose of stripeless and you get blushing (white) which is a good looking angel too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 That was my point. If you cross a blusher with a silver you get a single stripe gene and a stripeless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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