Dark Adolfi

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 07 Dec 2005, 02:33

So, recently, I purchased a trio of Adolfo cories from my LFS, one by one. Each time, I noticed that they had vibrant orange coloration in the store, but as I brought them home, ranging from three to just under a day, they began to turn dark greyish along the head region; much more so than I'd have expected. One of the corydoras in question actually moved from another tank of mine, and once brought into this one with the purchased three, it too turned a shade of dark grey in the nasal region. They are all feeding fine and as active as ever. Tankmates are farlowella, L-270, and 316. Any ideas as to what's going on?

Post by **Silurus** » 07 Dec 2005, 02:47

What color is your substrate?

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 07 Dec 2005, 02:56

Black.

Post by **Silurus** » 07 Dec 2005, 03:01

They are turning dark colored in response to your substrate. It's a normal fish thing.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 07 Dec 2005, 03:37

Okay, thanks.