Dixon1990 Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Is it normal for two Bristlenose's to be different colours? My Female is quite dark with whitish spots(below) And my male is lighter and yellow spots(below) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 That's the same with my pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 My plecos change shade depending on their mood/ time of day/lights/gravel colour etc. It seems normal. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Yeah I have seen Bristlenoses in different shades, definately as Ianab said, depends on mood, substrate etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.qian Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 so what's a healthy and happy colour? so I can check on mine and see if they are happy or not. They look happy to me, dark colour with white spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Yup.. I find they will go paler when they are obviously stressed, like being moved to a new tank. But sometimes they change colour for no reason that I can work out. :-? Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 All of my young bristlenoses are from the same pair and I sometimes I can believe the differences, some have spots that are bright others have faded ones and some have white bands on their fins. I can't work out if any individuals have happiness problems :lol: so I'm going to watch this thread with interest. Personally I wouldn't worry and if there's any babies in the future then there's the ultimate proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowfax Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 i am suprised to with the changes in colour, when they are all in the same tank & 1 looks faded & the others fine, also with the difference in markings on bn fry, some are beautiful with very defined markings & others are really plain looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 I think the two main things that alter their colouring is mood and environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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