clownfish - darkening

[zeke92]

i have a true, or false percula. not for sure wich, i forgot to ask when i first got it, probably too excited to think straight sicne i was my first, and only, saltwater fish.
anyway, lately he has gotten darker then usualy. i've had him for a few months now i think, and when i got him they all, in his tank, were bright orange and kinda young looking. is he r she just maturing, or is something wrong?
i'll try to get pictures soon.

 

[dawman]

Some clowns get darker when getting older . One thing you can try is feeding it Cyclop-eez , frozen or freeze dried . It helps brighten the orange and red colors in fish . I have notice a big difference since I started using it last year .

 

[zeke92]

he did get darker when i ran out of my cyclop eeze pellets...i'll try to get some more. thanks

 

[ufo8micats]

cyclops is what i feed my clowns, and their colors have stayed bright

 

[brewski4u1]

i have the same prob! i feed mine cylpeeze pelets and flake all the time and sometime brine soaked in garlic and they are both starting to get darker! they are true percs! and i got them when they were about half a inch! and bright as can be! not there a little over a inch and gettin darker i hope this is normal!

 

[constantne]

I have this problem too and hopefully someone can help out. I bought the brightest one in the store and now his color is pretty dark. He doesnt even like the cyclopeeze pellets.

 

[colourmop]

try the cyclopeeze bar, also I've heard that sometimes chemical from corals may cause them to become darker

 

[constantne]

Right now im giving mine microcrabs cyclop-eeze granules. I well let everyone know if his color gets any better.