CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Tropical fish parrot fading problem

1. Tropical fish and parrot fading problem

There are two possibilities:

1. Parrot fish have not yet adapted to the environment. Generally, it takes a few days for fish to adapt to the environment. In the first few days after entering the tank, they will fade, be timid, and not eat. With careful feeding, they will gradually become bolder and their body color will gradually become brighter.

2. Many farms add pigments to the feed to make the fish more red. If you do not continue to feed the fish with pigments, the fish's body color will become lighter.

2. Why does parrot fish lose color?

There is no disease, it is normal. It will turn red if you feed it some shrimps. You can also buy color-enhancing feed for parrots, Rama Red or Bao Zenghong will both be fine.

3. The problem of parrot fish fading

It is indeed a water problem. If the parrot turns black, it is called black sand! This is normal. As long as it does not turn from red to white, it is not a parrot with color! Also, parrots are timid and will turn black when frightened. Feed more red feed! It doesn't matter. It will be fine in the future. Happy fish farming!

I am a parrot owner! Don't worry!

4. The color change of my parrot fish may be due to water temperature. Is there any way to restore it?

Use a heating rod to raise the water temperature to about 28 degrees, add color-enhancing feed, and it will gradually get better.

5. What should I do if the parrot fish fades?

Since the blood parrot of the OP changed its water, its color turned red again, so excluding the possibility of shock, fish itself and feed problems, the preliminary judgment is that it is caused by water quality and water temperature.

1. Water quality problem: The initial judgment is that your water is too old, which makes the blood parrot fade. When it gets the stimulation of new water, the color will turn red again. The reason is that blood parrots don't like water that is too old (too old: water that has been there for too long), so if you want to raise a good blood parrot, you must change the water frequently. But you should also pay attention to some problems when changing the water.

How to change water: Change one-third or one-half of the water every three days or so. Be careful not to use tap water that has just been taken out. It is best to leave the tap water for two or three days before changing it for the fish. This is because tap water contains a lot of substances that are harmful to fish. Another thing to pay attention to is the water temperature control when changing water. The temperature of the new water and the water in the original tank should not differ by more than 1 degree.

2. Water temperature: The water temperature that blood parrots can survive in is around 20 degrees to 35 degrees. But the most suitable water temperature for its growth is 28 degrees, with a temperature difference of plus or minus 1 degree.

It may be because of shock or the environment is not adapted, which affects the body color. If it is serious, it may have been injected with pigment before. Such fish cannot be cured.

Observe for a few days first. If there is improvement, don't worry. Feed normally and it will be fine in half a month.

You can buy some fish food that complements the color

The parrots I bought were all fed with color-enhancing feed. Go buy a bucket.

Also, the light should be red.

Merchants use colored vegetarian food to feed