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I brought home my crowntail betta a little under a week ago. At the store he was a very deep blue with a black face, the first night he became much paler, slightly lighter blue and pale blue face. He was dark again in the morning, so I assumed it was just the stress of moving. Every day around 11, I go to feed him, and he is dark, throughout the day he becomes pale again. I also noticed that when he is pale he has pink/light red markings on his face in front of his gills, I thought they were some sort of injury at first, but they are fairly symmetrical on his face, so I don't think they are.
Is this normal? Should I be worried? My last betta changed colors over a long period of time but never back and forth like this.
He seems healthy, active, and eats well, though he does struggle against the current from the filter when he swims in front of it at the surface, so he hides behind it frequently. I feed him 2-3 omega one betta pellets or 1-2 hikari freeze-dried blood worms once a day. The water quality has been alright though I did not cycle the tank before adding him.
Ammonia: 0.25-0.50 PPM (used ammonia detoxifier and waiting until Friday to do a partial water change)
Nitrite: 0 PPM
Nitrate: 0-5.0 PPM
pH: 7.4-7.6 (regular pH and High Range pH gave different results, won't go down)
Is this normal? Should I be worried? My last betta changed colors over a long period of time but never back and forth like this.
He seems healthy, active, and eats well, though he does struggle against the current from the filter when he swims in front of it at the surface, so he hides behind it frequently. I feed him 2-3 omega one betta pellets or 1-2 hikari freeze-dried blood worms once a day. The water quality has been alright though I did not cycle the tank before adding him.
Ammonia: 0.25-0.50 PPM (used ammonia detoxifier and waiting until Friday to do a partial water change)
Nitrite: 0 PPM
Nitrate: 0-5.0 PPM
pH: 7.4-7.6 (regular pH and High Range pH gave different results, won't go down)
