White Angels Colour Changing!

[chipper_222]

Hey All,

I've got a white angel with black stripes, over the last week these stripes are light sometimes and then really distinctive at other times.

Is this normal?

Chip

 

[SJ2K]

Stress and water conditions can effect a fish's colouration, whats your tank size, inhabbitance and water stats? (If you know them ).

 

[chipper_222]

Thanx for the reply.

tank size is 160L, pH 7.0, Ammonia 0.03ppm, Nitrate 1.6ppm and Nitrate 0.9ppm

I have 2 Angels, 2 Silver Sharks, 2 Gouramis and 2 Bronze catfish

 

[SJ2K]

Im afraid your nitrate cant be both 1.6 and 0.9 which one is the nitrIte?

Another possible problem could be the active silver sharks stressing them out but we'll sort out the stats first.

 

[chipper_222]

sorry bout that.....Nitrite is 1.6ppm and the Nitrate is 0.9ppm

 

[SJ2K]

Ok you need to do a large water change, soon as nitrite goes above 0 it becomes potentially fatal to all fish.

 

[chipper_222]

oki....thanx for that