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Melanistic sterbai?

Posted: 23 Feb 2021, 17:49
by exasperatus2002
Just picked up a batch of sterbai that I had a lfs order for me. One appears melanistic. Darker bodied and the pelvic fins are colored and spotted unlike the others i have which are not. Had anyone seen this before?

Re: Melanistic sterbai?

Posted: 23 Feb 2021, 17:55
by bekateen
Pictures please?

Maybe it's not sterbai?

Cheers, Eric

Re: Melanistic sterbai?

Posted: 23 Feb 2021, 18:45
by exasperatus2002
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these were taken while acclimating. I had 7 before I ordered this batch. Now I have 15 sterbai and that's the only one with marked fins and that dark of a body.

Re: Melanistic sterbai?

Posted: 23 Feb 2021, 18:48
by Shane
Looks normal to me. Just different stress coloration. Also, males are overall darker than females.
-Shane