Dulling fish colours - anthias

[brucey]

I have a shoal of Evansi anthias for the last couple of years or so and they’ve gradually lost their vibrant colours. Any idea why and what I can do to get the colours back?

they eat mysis and are generally healthy, fed a minimum of 3 times a day, I try and avoid feeding pellets to avoid issues with phosphates.

There’s no other particularly aggressive fish in the tank, I can’t tell the sexes apart with these like you can Bartletts and generally a bit lost on how to add their vibrant colour back.

(I have seven in one shoal from the original 10 I added and I’ve just added a further 5. Tank is a reefer 425 somplenty big enough.

 

[Bucs20fan]

They need a varied diet, and I would very much recommend feeding some sort of pellets. The best ones I have found for color and general health are TDO chroma boost pellets. Also New Life Spectrum pellets are a great brand. I feed pellets at all 3 of my feedings daily and dont have any issues with phosphates.

 

[PatW]

They need a varied diet, and I would very much recommend feeding some sort of pellets. The best ones I have found for color and general health are TDO chroma boost pellets. Also New Life Spectrum pellets are a great brand. I feed pellets at all 3 of my feedings daily and dont have any issues with phosphates.

Loss of color comes from several sources. One is fish that are bullied will get dull. But yours are active and eating well, so that isn’t it.

So I agree with the above, the diet is lacking. You can do a more varied diet. There are frozen foods that have a mix of stuff. Or a good pellet mix would be good also. It is easy enough to give it a try.

 

[Bucs20fan]

Loss of color comes from several sources. One is fish that are bullied will get dull. But yours are active and eating well, so that isn’t it.

So I agree with the above, the diet is lacking. You can do a more varied diet. There are frozen foods that have a mix of stuff. Or a good pellet mix would be good also. It is easy enough to give it a try.

I would incorporate some LRS frozen food and some pellets, should see a difference in a few months.

 

[brucey]

Ok
Good shout with the pellets.
thanks chaps
perhaps I’ve just gone over board when I’ve fed them before.