How to encourage Clown Melanism?

[Chris155hp]

Hey guys,
So I got my first Clowns yesterday and there doing great. There ORA BW occ. and still have slightly orange faces. I know the orange is supposed to fade with time but is there anything I can do to encourage the darkening of the face to solid black? (food, vitamins, lighting, flow, etc.) I read the articles on certain carpet anems. might help or hinder melanism but since my tank is young I can't have one yet. Any advice would be great thanks.

 

[PJtree23]

It's all genetics mang.

 

[Whip316]

some of the ora black occy will keep their orange face. not much you can do but wait till they either grow out of it or stay that way,

 

[Zalman]

Time... mine had orange faces when I got them. slowly faded to all black

 

[OrionN]

.... is there anything I can do to encourage the darkening of the face to solid black? (food, vitamins, lighting, flow, etc.) I read the articles on certain carpet anems. might help or hinder melanism but since my tank is young I can't have one yet. ....

Not a lot you can do other than take good care of them. Black and carpet anemone occurs with A. percula not A. ocellaris. IMO and IME Carpet anemones does not increase black in A. percula, rather certain other hos anemone cause A. percula lost color. All my A. percular would look the same when they are with my carpet or without anemone. Sometime they loose some black coloration when with some Magnifica, BTA, or LTA