can you brighten up a clownfish?

[mopar9012]

A lot of the stores i go to that have clownfish dont seem to have the real nice and bright clowns.
Is it just their diet? or do i just have to find a bright one?

 

[lilrobb]

I usually brighten up after 5pm and with a nice cold one - you can try that.

 

[dakota9]

Color enhancing food is available everywhere

 

[weaglereefer]

Also, what species are you looking at? I find the ocellaris to be a lot brighter than the perculas.

 

[mopar9012]

Dakota9;467842 wrote: Color enhancing food is available everywhere

yes i know this. but is that a come on? because i would think that most of the ARC stores would be feeding them these flakes...i guess not?

 

[skriz]

Short answer: yes.

Fish will naturally fade in an aquarium setting. There are colour enhancing foods you can use. There are also natural foods that can have a dramatic affect on colour.

Also, some stores have very poor lighting or no lighting which will alter the appearance of the fish. When placed in better lighting, the fish may appear more colourful.

 

[hn1]

Read it a book.

 

[mopar9012]

HN1;467940 wrote: Read it a book.

are you trying to say read a book?

 

[rbredding]

I think he meant that if you read the fish a book, it will increase it's intelligence, thus make it brighter..

 

[dakota9]

mopar9012;467926 wrote: yes i know this. but is that a come on? because i would think that most of the ARC stores would be feeding them these flakes...i guess not?

Most color enhancing foods contain large amounts of beta carotene canthaxethan (sp) . They color things orange. When I adopted my son, he was only eating gerber sweet potatoes, and he had carotenosis, he was orange from the sweet potatoes, I'd say it works. These things are also in tanning pills, take one for every 25 lbs of body weight a day and you glow a nice sun kissed orange.

Skriz;467937 wrote: Short answer: yes.

Fish will naturally fade in an aquarium setting. There are colour enhancing foods you can use. There are also natural foods that can have a dramatic affect on colour.

Also, some stores have very poor lighting or no lighting which will alter the appearance of the fish. When placed in better lighting, the fish may appear more colourful.

RRaj, can you list some of the natural foods that would enhance color? Not that it would really matter to be, as I have B&W Clowns.... Not much enhancing there......

I feed BTA's color enhancing flake food with good results.

 

[brianjfinn]

Rbredding;467976 wrote: I think he meant that if you read the fish a book, it will increase it's intelligence, thus make it brighter..

Haha! Yeah, it took me a little bit, too.

 

[fish scales2]

Are you refering to adult clowns or babies. Youngsters are a bit drab when young and color up tremendously with age.

 

[mopar9012]

Fish Scales2;467985 wrote: Are you refering to adult clowns or babies. Youngsters are a bit drab when young and color up tremendously with age.

i guess both. but with the right food ona young clown i should have good results.

 

[weaglereefer]

Just another thought, clowns don't stay in stock long from what I see. Possible they are just stressed from shipping and are sold before they've had time to color up?

 

[hn1]

mopar9012;467969 wrote: are you trying to say read a book?

Rbredding;467976 wrote: I think he meant that if you read the fish a book, it will increase it's intelligence, thus make it brighter..

brianjfinn;467980 wrote: Haha! Yeah, it took me a little bit, too.

Sorry for the obscurity... Rb got it. lol