Are all maroons dark brown or are there bright red ones?

[happyface888]

Well I decided to trade my percs for a single maroon, so I am wondering are they dark brown? or are they red? I am looking for a red maroon but I seen so many pics now that I dont know what color are they. So could anyone post pics of their maroons?

 

[dc]

They tend to darken up as they get older. At least the ones I've seen. Mine isn't as dark as some and the edge of her fins are a bright orange. I doubt there is a way to tell when you get them tho.

 

[happyface888]

Oh so the youngs ones are red and as they age they turn darker, so its inevitable. Thanks for the helpful advice Debi

 

[kkyyllee]

MAROON clowns

sorry i had to

 

[dc]

Mine is about 6 years old, I'm not sure if it will get darker or not.

 

[happyface888]

They have a variety of spectrum, and yes they are maroon but that doesnt mean they are maroon I have seen other colors ranging from bright red to brown... So I am looking to see where can I find a red one and if age has something to do with color than so be it.

 

[alex4angela]

I have one that is so dark she is almost black. I will try to post a picture in a bit.

 

[happyface888]

wow thats pretty cool, I never heard of a black maroon, and most of the pics I see are dark brown

 

[flipteg]

in my readings about maroons, i learned that males usually stay red much longer when compared to females... but even males, will eventually turn dark with age... most likely after 5 years old...

 

[alex4angela]

don't really know how to post a picture here. Can some one help?

 

[alex4angela]

Well I could not figure out how to post a picture so I placed it in my gallery.

 

[chrisstie]

Here's your pic alex4angela:

I have seen some very different looking clowns.. There are some at my LFS that are ~30 years old and the male is relatively dark but definitely maroon and the female is definitely still red but it is again dark.

I wonder are tomatos also this way? If you like that rich velvet-y red color I'm sure theres a clown or two out there that tend to have that type of color when they are older.

Heck, I've seen some percs darken up almost to a red as they age and are actually pretty cool looking and the darker spots that color in when they get older can be neat too.

 

[bluerug]

My female is a lot darker than my young male which i think may be a hybrid.