Clownfish color changing

[mindy7]

Have purchased an established tank for many yrs old,,,did the move 2 and half weeks ago,,, have 2 clowns that are 4 yrs old and have mated,,,,the fish seem fine,, the tank is going through a little mini cycle,, but my only concern right now is the female is changing colors,, when we picked them up they both were vibrant orange,, and now the female is changing dark from topside of body to bottom,,,I have same food the previous guy fed and have introduced frozen shrimp and krill. Any suggestions to help get that vibrant orange back would be grateful,, thankss

 

[wla1610]

It is my understanding that the fish darken with age.

 

[thomas712]

True and in my experience especially the female gets darker with age. I have two Ocellaris clown fish and the male is still bright and viberant with his orange color, but the female is almost a dark orange, almost like her hide was tanned.
Thomas

 

[unleashed]

same thing happened with my maroons at times her white stripes will look almost black

 

[thehat]

My percs did as well. But what I am assuming is the male. (the smaller one) is turning blace around the edges. Its odd.