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Much to my delight, my LFS has expanded their cichlid section quite a bit over the last few months. This is a pretty nice store with good people. That said, I am fairly certain that their peaocks are hormoned. They simply have fish showing color earlier than they should. For better or for worse I have purchased a couple of these fish recently and am concerned about issues with a) their health and b) their coloration going forward. At this point the fish appear to be perfectly healthy and have taken to my aquarium well.
The first is 2" and has pretty much lost all coloration since being purchased. He now looks like I would expect a 2" fish to look. Can I expect him to color up as normal over time going forward?
The second is 3" and the coloration is probably close to normal though a bit brighter than I might expect given my experience.
I don't intend for this to be a debate on whether hormoning is good or bad, I just want to know what to expect and how to care for these fish properly. Any info or links to articles on the subject would be great.
The first is 2" and has pretty much lost all coloration since being purchased. He now looks like I would expect a 2" fish to look. Can I expect him to color up as normal over time going forward?
The second is 3" and the coloration is probably close to normal though a bit brighter than I might expect given my experience.
I don't intend for this to be a debate on whether hormoning is good or bad, I just want to know what to expect and how to care for these fish properly. Any info or links to articles on the subject would be great.