Blue Fin Chromis Turning Black! Why?
Ok. I bought 4 blue fin chromis for my reef. After about 2 weeks, one of them turned completly black. Now, two more are starting to turn black. Does anyone know why? They are very healthy and eating, swimming, etc.
Before: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/NaClH2Ofreak/BlueFinDamselb080906.jpg[/IMG] After: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/NaClH2Ofreak/BlueFinDamselBlackMale09172006.jpg[/IMG] Thanks! Dennis |
That's what they look like as adults. FWIW, I have never heard them called chromis, they are damsels. The Blue fin damsel is also known as the "black" damsel, because they turn black.
[url]http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1844&articleid=2026[/url] see also [url]http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_3/cav3i5/Ugly_Swans/Ugly_Swans.htm[/url][QUOTE]They start off mostly white with blue and yellow highlights, but turn to a drab black as they mature and approach their full adult size of seven inches[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_3/cav3i5/Ugly_Swans/duckling_pics/Neoglyphidodon%20melas.JPG[/IMG] |
Ok...thanks Laura <gulp>. I guess I need to get to a fish trap. In 7 years of keeping a reef, I've only been spanked a handful of times for improper research. This is definitly one of those times.
Thanks again, Dennis |
Actually, even the scientific name (Neoglyphidodon "melas") means black. Sometimes you can look at the meanings of names to find these things out.
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