Why Your Fish Is Losing Color HD

1. You just bought the fish Sometimes introducing a fish into a new environment can cause color to fade, this can especially be a problem when fish are shipped to your home. 2. Water quality This should be one of the first things you check if your fish is suddenly experiencing a loss of color. The presence of ammonia or too high of nitrates can be toxic to fish, along with this other factors such as too low or too high of water temperature in the aquarium, to large a temperature fluctuation in the tank. Keeping your fish in too high or low of ph. Too high of nitrites or phosphates in the water can also cause color loss in your fish. Testing your water as part of routine maintenance to make sure your water parameters are always in line with the species of fish you are keeping can help your fish to maintain its proper coloration 3. Poor diet If your fish is eating well the problem could be diet. Feeding your fish incorrectly such as a diet too high or too low in protein depending on the species you are keeping can also be a contributing factor to color loss.Always research the species of fish you are keeping to make sure they are receiving the proper diet for their kind. 4. Tank bullies Often fish that are being bullied or picked on by other fish will start to lose their color or may become so stressed they might start to darken in color or even appear to turn black.Keeping an eye on the behavior of the fish in your aquarium can help to determine if this is a problem and if fish need to be separated and placed in a separate tank. 5. An Underlying illness Illnesses in fish can often cause a loss in color, if the loss of color in your fish is accompanied by other symptoms such as frayed fins, white spots, flashing (rubbing itself on ornaments or gravel) bloating, odd swimming behavior etc.The fish may need to be treated for an illness.Once the fish has recovered from the illness their color should begin to return. Thank you so much for Liking, Commenting, Subscribing, and Sharing! I really appreciate all of your support! Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MyHecticLifePets Tube Buddy: https://www.tubebuddy.com/MHLP My Tanks And Favorite Supplies Fish Food New Life Spectrum Community Fish Food https://amzn.to/2ThMqwn New Life Spectrum Betta Fish Food https://amzn.to/2Ukj90K Omega One Freeze Dried Bloodworms https://amzn.to/2TeZkv1 Medications API General Cure https://amzn.to/2NET9dS Melafix https://amzn.to/2tNQDsx Pimafix https://amzn.to/2TjwsSI Bettafix https://amzn.to/2NH7zKl Methylene Blue https://amzn.to/2TbZd3m Ich-X https://amzn.to/2Heumfj Malachite Green https://amzn.to/2GYJK0g Pacman Frogs Tank Zoo Med Naturalistic Terrarium http://amzn.to/2znZ9CD Heating Zilla Reptile Terrarium Heat Mats, Mini, 4 Watt http://amzn.to/2BS6rOh Ceramic Heat bulb http://amzn.to/2BQPzaM Night Heat Bulb http://amzn.to/2BDkydh Décor Zoo Med Eco Earth Compressed Coconut Fiber Substrate http://amzn.to/2jEwTSP Zoo Med Habba Hut https: