The lady at the pet store told me my baby convict was a female because of the orange on her sides. Will this color ever go away? It is very consuming on her back side. She is a white "painted" pink convict cichlid. Will she ever turn solid white with the pink head and gills or will she always show orange?
2007-01-16 05:46:30 · 5 answers · asked by Jonathan B 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
She is showing orange because she is ready to mate. Her orange will fade as she comes out of breeding season
2007-01-16 05:49:39 · answer #1 · answered by allyalexmch 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Pink convict is a color variant of the regular convict. The orange on females bellies and sides tends to be more vibrant when courting a male. If you have her with a male, separate them, and the orange might fade, but I would guess that it stays since her body color is so light already. If she is the only fish you have, the orange will probably remain what it is.
2007-01-16 09:40:04 · answer #2 · answered by ~Rush~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she will always show the orange that is one of the signs that she is a "she" if you want a solid white/pink you should have a male but even then you are likley to end up with some color.
2007-01-19 11:35:26 · answer #3 · answered by wardancers4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i tihnk it depends on the enviorment i read somewhere when you have something white near the tank they can pick up that color it happens with tropical fish
2007-01-16 05:52:42 · answer #4 · answered by Juleette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just learn to trust her. people do change after a while.
2007-01-16 05:50:42 · answer #5 · answered by kwami e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋