I have two chromis. A large one, and a smaller one. The big one is a turquoise color but the small one is a lime green. Is is because of the age? Will they look identical when they are full grown? Im asking this because I want a matching group. thanks.
2007-03-03 05:27:16 · 2 answers · asked by Jonathan B 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
They do vary in color a bit from specimen to specimen, but the color will probably even out quite a bit as the get older.
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2007-03-03 05:33:53 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This isn't age so much as lighting, angle, and natural reflectiveness of the scales. Your larger fish's body may be wider than the small one, so the light reflects at a different angle. They'll even out in time as the small one catches up to the large one (I notice you got your second fish!).
When I had my first tank I had a school of these and a double fluorescent tube hood with different wavelengths of lighting on the front and back of the tank - it seemed like the fish would "magically" change color from green to blue as they swam from front to back!
http://www.marineaquariumadvice.com/Gramma-Loreto-and-Chromis-Viridis.htm
2007-03-03 08:19:50 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋