colors

I bought this synspilum from rapps a while back to replace one that i had that wasnt very colorful at all. This little lady came in at a smaller size and was already more colorful than my previous 6.5"er. She is now about 5.5-6" and starting to glow. :)

Hi Everyone. Sam gave me a beautiful pair of Apistos two months ago and all of a sudden, the drab looking female is showing off a brilliant gold color, and the male isn't looking to shabby either. Are they courting now, and can I expect some fry soon? I have never raised Apistos before. I think...

Do blue dolphins change color? I've read a dominant male can become a deeper blue, but I don't know how significant the change can be. All of the pictures I've seen online seem to show variations of light or royal blue. One of mine seems to have turned purple or dark navy blue, and sometimes...

I don't have anything breeding right now (focusing on a festae project), but was wondering... which CA/SA cichlids have the most stunning breeding dress in your opinion? Post pics! Hopefully this'll be fun! -Rich

So i know with a good balanced diet my fishes colors will be brighter and more vibrant, but is there other tips tricks or do i just need to let them mature some more before they get real pretty. Sent from my PG86100 using MonsterAquariaNetwork App

I picked up my rocks from Dave prior to the last meeting. I decided to try them out in the N. Nigriventris tank to see how close the colors matched the fish. Needless to say, the rocks and fish are almost the same colors. The fish are happy though, and that's what counts the most...