Fish Discoloration

[guppyguy101]

i turned my ligts off in my tank for 1 hour and every one of my guppies got lighter in color.

 

[L4byr1nth]

Might they have been sleeping?

They could also be stressed, or ill... We really do need a little bit more information.

How long have you had them? Water stats?

Ben.

 

[guppyguy101]

ive had them 3 years in the same tank.

Ammonia-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-19 ppm
ph-6.7

there is a piece of broccoli in the tank for the pleco

 

[L4byr1nth]

And how much light are the fish normally used to getting a day?

Any changes in your routine which might have either disrupted their normal pattern of rest or stressed them out?

Ben.

 

[guppyguy101]

i leave their lights on 24 hours a day

 

[L4byr1nth]

Really? Most tanks should have, maximum, 10-12 hours of light a day.

Ben.

 

[AstonN24vantage]

in the wild, and in other peoples tanks indeed, they are used to day and night, so the fact that they're kept in constant light may be stressing and confusing them.

 

[guppyguy101]

thats a good point... i will purchase a light timer tommorow..

Thanks


mac

 

[AstonN24vantage]

great

 

[Harlequins]

My fish look pale when the lights first go on,they soon colour up

That looks like a heavily pregnant guppy in your pic

 

[moochy13]

24h per day thats insane. im surpised you dont have a tank full of algae. fish generally go pale when its dark.

 

[guppyguy101]

i have purchased the light timer and guess what! the pregnent fish in the tank had 120 babies. i put them in my fry tank. and scince i left the ligt off some problems with my pleco hve also cleared up

 

[L4byr1nth]

How would you like it if you had to stay awake 24 hours a day because someone kept some bright lights shining in your face all the time?

Hope everything goes alright with the Guppy fry.

Ben.

 

[divetime84]

120 fry omg

 

[Harlequins]

the pregnent fish in the tank had 120 babies.

Wow that was a good drop