dwarf idenification/question
there's probably a very logical explanation for this, but I don't know what it is. I have a dwarf cichlid (doesn't have a common name and don't recall the latin) that seems to be changing color, almost according to his mood. sometimes he is white with a thin black stripe running from his gills to his tail, another one running from his eye to his chin, and a pair running along each side of the dorsal fin. at times, the longer strip seems to fade away partially, and other times it fades completely and his turns brownish-black with pailer diamond paterns (not quite vertical stripes or bands, but close). I've seen both patterns appear under shade, medium, and bright light, and the darker pattern generally appears when his is relaxed/not active. His head is blue, green, and gold, turning to gold on the underside of the mouth and chin. Is it posible he is changing his appearance somehow or is it just the light and/or angle?
there's probably a very logical explanation for this, but I don't know what it is. I have a dwarf cichlid (doesn't have a common name and don't recall the latin) that seems to be changing color, almost according to his mood. sometimes he is white with a thin black stripe running from his gills to his tail, another one running from his eye to his chin, and a pair running along each side of the dorsal fin. at times, the longer strip seems to fade away partially, and other times it fades completely and his turns brownish-black with pailer diamond paterns (not quite vertical stripes or bands, but close). I've seen both patterns appear under shade, medium, and bright light, and the darker pattern generally appears when his is relaxed/not active. His head is blue, green, and gold, turning to gold on the underside of the mouth and chin. Is it posible he is changing his appearance somehow or is it just the light and/or angle?
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