It’s the red enhancers from the Tetra tropical granules making them red.
I purchased (6) Solid Melons and (6) Yellow Melons in April. The fish came in healthy and were Red and Yellow.
Now, 6 months later all but two have grown to good size fish but they are all (12) are now the same shade orange. I feed Tetra Color Tropical Granules and Al's Freeze Dried Blackworms, is the diet the reason why they all have changed color?
Regardless of their color, I still believe they look great, just curious if this is common.
In April :
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Today:
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It’s the red enhancers from the Tetra tropical granules making them red.
Grasshopper
Francis
I’m going to say the reds changed as they grew. They do look great as they are!!
Yellows cannot be fed red enhancers or else they will turn...(drumroll)...red . You either focus on one or the other.
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The red colour will fade over time once you stop feeding them red enhancers. Ocean Nutrition Formula Two flakes/pellets had marigold as one of it ingredients to enhance yellow pigment.... Add Carophyll yellow to yr homemade food may help.
Grasshopper
Francis
I have been feeding my yellow enhancers to purposely push them to orange shade.
Rick Grange @ Canadian Aqua farm for Carophyll yellow
http://stores.canadianaquafarm.com/c...lour-enhancer/
Try places that sells canaries foods/vitamins/enhancers for carophyll yellow
https://bestcanaries.com/shop/ols/pr...yellow-40-gram
HTH
Grasshopper
Francis
Gorgeous!!!
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Both strains of melons are PB, so they will cross just fine. They are indeed nice looking fish!
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