Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > General > Marine Fish > Seahorse

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 02-04-2013, 03:50 AM
swill swill is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Cold Lake AB
Posts: 145
swill is on a distinguished road
Default Color changing

What are everyone's opinion on why Seahorses change color. I'm on my third pair of Reidi Seahorses which I believe are from a "Net Pen" (I wouldn't have bought them if I knew this but there is nothing I can do now I guess.)


...anyway, they were bright yellow in the fish store who told me they had had them for about 4 months. Within 3 weeks both have now turned black. Every set of Reidi I have ever bought have all turned black after weeks in my home. I have increased the size of my tank and am in the process of trying to lower the temp but I don 't think the temp is the issue as Im sure the fish store had them at around 78 degrees since they were in a tank that was connected to most all their saltwater tanks.

Why don't my seahorses stay the color they were in the fish store???
__________________
140 Gallon Seahorse Setup, 190 Gallon Reef and 300 gallon FOWLR

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5a1642e8.jpg
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 02-05-2013, 12:04 AM
aferland66 aferland66 is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Pincourt, Quebec
Posts: 3
aferland66 is on a distinguished road
Default

I'm pretty sure your problem is the temp. I had my Reidi at 78F when i first got them, and they started to turn darker. I moved them to my basement and now keep them at 74.5F and they are back to bright yellow. They do go a bit dark when my water starts showing signs of nitrates.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 02-05-2013, 12:11 AM
BlueWorldAquatic's Avatar
BlueWorldAquatic BlueWorldAquatic is offline
Vendor
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 2,160
BlueWorldAquatic is on a distinguished road
Default

Background color makes a difference. Give them a medium blue background, and they should slowly revert back.

Also temp will affect their colors too
__________________

Store Location


Twitter


Facebook
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 02-05-2013, 07:54 PM
swill swill is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Cold Lake AB
Posts: 145
swill is on a distinguished road
Default

If it were a temperature issue than they wouldn't have been yellow at the pet store is my thought. They had them for 4 months or so and they were yellow.

I have however lowered the temp to 76 and painted the back blue today so hopefully that will work
__________________
140 Gallon Seahorse Setup, 190 Gallon Reef and 300 gallon FOWLR

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5a1642e8.jpg
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 02-05-2013, 07:57 PM
BlueWorldAquatic's Avatar
BlueWorldAquatic BlueWorldAquatic is offline
Vendor
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 2,160
BlueWorldAquatic is on a distinguished road
Default

It should.



note the blue? that's a well know Sri-Lanka Breeding Facility

Will take a few weeks for them to change back though
__________________

Store Location


Twitter


Facebook
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 03-20-2013, 08:32 PM
swill swill is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Cold Lake AB
Posts: 145
swill is on a distinguished road
Default

Well I painted the back blue a month and a half ago and the temp is stable at 75 degrees, the pair are still black (until they mate then they're white)

...anything else I can try?
__________________
140 Gallon Seahorse Setup, 190 Gallon Reef and 300 gallon FOWLR

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5a1642e8.jpg
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 10-04-2013, 02:10 AM
xoticlover xoticlover is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Ridge B.C
Posts: 22
xoticlover is on a distinguished road
Default

I have read that most species of seahorse are likely to turn dark if the hitching posts are darker colours. Most seahorses are able to change their colours to camouflage themselves. Try adding bright coloured things for them to hang on to
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 01:20 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.