sehorse color changes

[shaunalynna]

Originally Posted by Shaunalynna
http:///forum/post/2764578
When I purchased my ponies one was a black one and the other a nice golden yellow with black like or orange spots. When I added them to my tank all that was in there was 2 fake plants and a LR piece. Neither seemed to change color to much once added.She got a little lighter then she was in the store and he is a blackish orange like but no drastic change. I will add though that I went with the same set up the LFS had. I loved the black and white sand they used and then of course a few fake plants so both tanks looked about the same.
Okay, so I wrote this the other day obviously while the topic was fresh. I want to add now that I agree it is not a stress thing that causes them to change color. I came home the other night to find 2 yellow seahorses in my tank. Yup, that is right my black male had changed to all yellow! I caught him swimming around my female fluttering his fins and things matching her color. Once I apporoached the tank though he instantly changed colors back to himself like he used to be. There has been no changes for them since purchase or anything to have caused stress. I believe it has something to do more with moods or maybe courting in my case!

 

[runn3rb3an]

haha i ve noticed that too. my male will turn to a lighter color like almost pale white when he goes near my female somtimes. im not too sure why this happens either. my other seahorse still wont turn to his original yellow col0r though haha if anything its darker.

 

[novahobbies]

Originally Posted by runn3rb3an
http:///forum/post/2769204
haha i ve noticed that too. my male will turn to a lighter color like almost pale white when he goes near my female somtimes. im not too sure why this happens either.
That color flushing is sometimes a seahorse's way of saying "hey, baby...how you doin'?"
My male H. reidi goes all over the color spectrum. When he's hunting pods in the chaeto, he tones down his color to an almost brown. When he greets his mate in the morning he flashes up to an almost brilliant yellow. He also brightens up in the morning when he sees me...kind of his way of saying "feeeeeed meeeeee....."