Bengalli Cardinal - Orange hue ?

hfp75 · #1 12-16-2014, 04:19 PM

Anyone know what makes a Bengali Cardinal turn an orange color?

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http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps140525c2.jpg

Its not very visible but its not the nice white/silver that it once was - only about a year old and the tank parms are clean (N03 <5, PO4 <.1) it was once a nice white silver in color but its now turning orange.... its mate is the nice white/silver....

As a Paramedic I was thinking Jaundice but I don't know what that even looks like in fish.

Anyone?

jordsyke · #2 12-16-2014, 05:43 PM

Mine has started having a darker red color shine through its skin... maybe from its food?

IanWR · #3 12-16-2014, 11:36 PM

I have a pair as well. I've had them for about a year and a half, and the male is a darker hue than the female. Like yours, mine did start out looking the same.

hfp75 · #4 12-17-2014, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by IanWR

I have a pair as well. I've had them for about a year and a half, and the male is a darker hue than the female. Like yours, mine did start out looking the same.

And I think that the BC that is orange'ish is the male. Both are just under a year old...