presto color chango

[chobies]

hi i have never had cichlids before to be honest i bought them on an impulse at walmart so far i've had them about 2 weeks i havent noticed anything strange other than when i bought them at the store they looked bright yellow and within minuets of being in the litte bag their color changed now there orange i thought maybe it was the cheap blue back round so i put the same color of blue behind them nothing maybe the position of the take so i put it up high like it was at the store when i first saw them agian nothing what gives?

[Barb Okla]

It is probibley the lighting that causes the color changes. NOT really changing them, but some lights do bring out more intence color in the fish..

U need a all spectrum light for your tank.. This wil give U their true colors.. Yellows to Orange or blues need a all spectrum light..

do U know what kind of cichlid it is?? A Electric Yellow or a Red Zebra?? Either one of these wil look different under different lights..
The Electric Yellow has a black stripe on the top sail fin.. The Red Zebra is just that, more orange really but no distinct markings at all.

Sorry for late posting.. I have been gone til late last nite..