Mandarin losing color-turning white

[dmbnpj]

I dont have a picture yet because it is now in the rocks. I will try to get a picture asap. But I just noticed today that the mandarin is really turning white all over. I just recently switched my (2) 250 watt halides from 10k bulbs to 20k. Could that have caused this? Thats the only change I have done recently.
Thanks for any help!

 

[Sk8r]

I've kept mandarins for 15 years and have never run into this one. I'd bet the lights have something to do with it, because I've never met a disease that would do it.

 

[dmbnpj]

yah it sucks...looks like its not gonna make it much longer but he is still swimming all over with his fins flapping like crazy.
I just put my 10k lights back on. I doubt that is the problem but we will see.

 

[dmbnpj]

PHEW!!!
I put my 10k's back on and realized my mandarin is OK!
I found out that blue light will make a mandarin look really bad but its just the lighting!

 

[Sk8r]

Y'know, I just had that curious thought when I came back to this post. The lighting does affect our perception, for sure.