Bumble bee Cichlid

[sfxer02]

I just noticed my bumbe bee cichlid was darker like a black haze , his yellow stripes were bright yellow but now they are like hazing over with black is this a sickness or normal , i do weekly water changes and noticed it today while i was changing the water and cleaning. He is acting normal and eating fine, just wanna know if it is bad so i can quarintine him from my other cichlids if it is!! here is a pic
thanks in advance

 

[mome rath]

If I'm not mistaken, that is Melanochromis auratus. The males of this species will darken to almost completely black/dark blue when they're ready to breed.


[edit]I'm not saying that there's not a potential problem, because in the picture the fish is skulking by the filter intake. But, a color change alone is not necessarilly indicative of ailment.[/edit]

 

[sfxer02]

hmm maybe i should do my homework!! well the only reason he is by the filter is cause that is just when i snapped the pic he doesn't hang out there he swims all over the tank as all my cichlids do

but thanks for the help

 

[Raf]

yeah, the M. auratus is often called "Golden".

The males turn black with yellow stripes. Have a look:

http://www.malawimayhem.com/profile_show.php?id=284