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pcnicholson
04-11-2007, 8:27 PM
Is it just me or do neon tetras get a bit more "glowy" as your water gets better? I don't think it's just the lighting since visually anyway the water looks the same.
I think as fish settle in they start to show their colours better and better generally, absent any source of stress including bad water conditions.
spirals
04-12-2007, 1:12 AM
It could also be that the water is clearer and so their colors are brighter. I had a weird experience where my fish tank light wasn't turned on for a little over 24 hours ( boyfriend had been fish sitting and forgot...sigh...) and when I came back my Neon Tetras were practically white! After turning on the light they picked up some color, and are now bright and shiny. Very weird...
-Kristi
yea their colors fade when they are stressed out. when i bought mine home they were very pale because they were all cramped in a little bag and getting shaken around. when they feel comfortable they will show their true colors.