I know I am an exception, but none of my seahorses have ever changed color from the time of purchase to the time of death. Remained the same through many tanks. One seahorse was in 5 or 6 different tanks and was always the same color.
JME
They typically change color to match there environment. Put up a red backround with red chains for hitches you'll have red horses. Same with Yellow.
Just never been into that myself.
The biggest problem is trying to influence the colour you want. I've tried making them go red by placing red decor and painting the bottom, ends, and back of the tank red and still that didn't work.
What I've had most success with in keeping the colour they had when they were purchased is to paint the bottom etc...... sky blue instead of the red, and they have maintained some of the colours but others still changed to yellow/beige or black/brown.
I just imported a lot of H. erectus and they came in basic black/brown to light beige, some showing white/grey bands, but in the non painted tank with red/pinkish decor they have a little bit of colour now after just 2 weeks since I picked them up at the airport.
They typically change color to match there environment. Put up a red backround with red chains for hitches you'll have red horses. Same with Yellow.
Just never been into that myself.
Temperature hasn't made any difference in the background I painted on my tanks.so rayjay your saying background yet temparture changes the background.
Being successful in a reef tank you need to ask them what the secret is.I am planing a SH tank in the furute maybe 6 months I have 3 friends that have had theres for 5+ years in there reef tanks with tunzes in them and there ll doing great
so rayjay your saying background yet temparture changes the background. I am planing a SH tank in the furute maybe 6 months I have 3 friends that have had theres for 5+ years in there reef tanks with tunzes in them and there ll doing great any of you guys have success with this ? Im waiting to finish m research before i get them I dont like buying things to have them die due to lack of knowledge
its a 60g mix tank with 2 tunze 6055's on low