maroon clown changed colors?

[bigpete]

so i bought a goldbar maroon clown a few weeks ago at my lfs. when i bought him we was almost a birght red! so pretty. anyway, now he has completly changed colors to a very VERY dark maroon. is this normal? ive been feeding him mysis shrimp soaked in zoe and formula one. plus some pellets every now and then. im kinda bummed because i like lighter colored maroon clowns.

 

[jacklax]

I inherited a few GSMC's that almost seem black, with maroon highlights. Is this normal...or is there something that I need to change?

 

[mr_bill]

You guys could try some of the color enhancement food products in addition to the normal foods. I don't believe the darker maroon color is any identification of illness but I have noticed my GSM clowns exihibit color changes over time with different foods.

 

[granny]

I had one about 12 years ago-and he was always dark-very rich colored, I thought-maybe he wasnt getting all he needed to thrive in the dealers tank-stress causes fadeout in many cases.

 

[jacklax]

Thanks! Being colorblind doesn't help on my end. My larger one (4 inches) is by far the darker of the 2. I've been feeding (alternating) frozen mysis, formula 2 pellets, spirolina flakes, and purple kelp...all with a liberal use of Zoe.

 

[clown1234]

iveseen gsm changing there color when there young they go from light to dark.