Why Are my Fish Losing Color?

Why Are my Fish Losing Color?

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Today we talk about hormones and fish. Coloring up and coloring down.

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[pamparsons]

nice job, Jay....love seeing the big dawgs in the community chime in...i dont think we have alot of "juicing" going on here (usa) just a lack of knowledge...or patience...thanks for spreading the good word...hollar....

[victorharris]

Now that's what you call Great information. That was a great idea jay and keep bring the information from the source. Very informative and good for the beginner also. Love it jay I knew you would come up with something out of the box.

[jeffmyers]

I'm glad you guys had this video because the first time I ever noticed my Jack Dempsey color down and it turned out to be my parrot fish was bullying him so I went into the kitchen and got me some blood worms which is his favorite and gave him a good piece it seem like after a few minutes his color was coming back and there was either two reasons one I knew that he would fight for that and feel better about himself or it was the blood worms that started making him feel better let's say this he's the kind of fish that he'll grab the whole piece and run around with it until he engulfs the whole thing

[Tigerworksinc]

Never heard of "juiced" fish. Thanks for the info

[robertreese]

I have a great example of this topic going on in my tank right now. My Red Empress was colored up until I put a few larger fish into my tank. For example, a Taiwan Reef and Livingstonii. I also have a very aggressive OB peacock who likes to pick on folks. The Red Empress has colored down to basic silver. Looks like a giant juvenile. I don't have any expectations for him to color up anytime soon. I always enjoy your videos, keep up the good work Jay.

[htirani]

I totally agree on everything they said. I knew this for a long time and finally someone out there gave great advice and knowledge to people don't know or still learning about this amazing hobby. Thanks for posting this video.

[duanemarshall]

Believe it or not some PetSmart stores have plane Jane Haps that not showing color, I've bought a silver red empress that didn't color up yet from PetSmart and a few water changes, and food it turning purple, red, turquoise it better to let them color up naturally
Little cichlid places like PetSmart can sometime have diamonds in the ruff

[trhoward]

Bringing the info via the experts!! Good job jay and team

[tobiasphillips]

Great Butch and James? Can't ask for any better info from some great guys. Thanks again!

[Shashankmk]

I am from India.. and i can confirm that here most of the local shops have juiced fishes.. even 1 inch fish shows full color. The problem is that even reputed fish stores have juiced fish 😔. There is no other option rather than buying juiced fish. Can someone suggest how to keep juiced fish for longterm.

[chrisniemeyer]

Great video Jay! Love how you get others involved.

[karenandrews]

thanks for the video! very informing. I learned a lot

[jamesdeane]

I usually find when purchasing a new fish (as a little tip) when the seller puts the net in the tank, catches the fish and puts it in a bag that nine times out of ten the fishes colours change within minutes (usually dies down and goes pailer) however with a hormoned fish it retains the same *amazing colour throughout the process and still keeps it even when introduced to your tank and for the next 2 weeks! In my past experience that's a thing to look out for to.

[MbunaMarcus]

Some heavy hitters in this video...great info from the pros :)

[pg]

Jay, you are the man. No lie...I did my first water change on my newly cycled tank about a week or so ago.., well, ever since, the water has been milky looking. I kept the lights off today for the first time (I had been keeping them on for like 8-10 hours prior) and after one day of limited light (outside of indirect window light), the water is back crystal clear, and the fish are brighter than ever. Also, just got my first thing of Krill Pro in the mail today and the fish love it. Thanks for putting me on game!

[MrCastroFPS]

Do male peacocks that in fact have been juiced, ever get their color back?

[kevinbeissert]

great video!!! awesome information. I cant wait to try northfin but i have so much other food i need to get rid of. lol

[Declan]

where can I buy "Hormone Juice"?

[raguu]

i had bought chiclid, when i added fish to tank in a minute it changed colour to gray black in front of me. Fish is healthy, aggresive & growing but not colouring up again. What can be done. Other chiclids are showing gr8 colour.

[sirdukeusa]

Can you show how to set up a goldfish tank using natural river rock, driftwood and river plants, for a natural setting?. I have blacked out the back and both sides of my tank that actually make the goldfish pop in color.