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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / January 2005Oscar changed colour
Hi, I bought my oscar yesterday, and in the pet store it was all black, with red circles. Now it has some transparent stripes which run vertically all the way around the fish up to the red circles. Is this normal? The transparent stripes seem to get more noticable when I go up to the tank - my oscar is still sulking - he swims when he can't see me watching him, but when I go near the tank he hides. Thanks Mine seems to change colors when he is stressed. Yesterday I moved him to a bigger tank and he turned almost white and today he won't eat and also is sulking. I'm sure that mine and yours will be okay in a few days after they get used to the change of environment. Sarah > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thanks its when it is scared it turns white and ashy kind of color http://www.cichlidfish.com/portal/forums i read it on a wep page but i cant remember the address but it said that it gets dark to hid form preditors i dont know i havent seen nothing about it but once http://www.cichlidfish.com/portal/forums totaly agree with all replys so far........nearly all fish can quickly change colour due to mood and stress levels... i find that the happier they are the brighter and more colourful they are....:) http://www.cichlidfish.com/portal/forums If your water parameters are OK and the tank is the right size for the fish it would most likley just the fish adapting to it's new home. They are a notoriously 'moody' fish and will display thier stress in both behaviour and in physical appearance. do all oscars change colors im not sure its weird http://www.cichlidfish.com/portal/forums I have a large black oscar and at times he looks completely black with the orange circle near the tail. At times you can see the stripes on the side of the fish it turns up looking grey and black. From what I've noticed the color definitely changes with stress levels. http://www.cichlidfish.com/portal/forums My Tiger Oscars get very Greyish stripes when they get scared... ..>S  Signature...Kodiak >I have a large black oscar and at times he looks completely black with > the orange circle near the tail. At times you can see the stripes on the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Posted via CichlidFish.com > http://www.cichlidfish.com/portal/forums |
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