zebra coloring

Sakana · Post by **Sakana** » 24 Sep 2003, 21:54

Hi, I'm a resident lurker but thought I would make a post. I recieved some zebra plec*s today and they all seem to be doing fine but one seems a little different. The coloring seems lighter on it. Not quite black stripes but not brown either. I know there are chocolate striped zebras which are separate from the L46 but my question is does it take a little while for younger/smaller zebras to get darker black coloring? I have also had bettas lose color in shipping and then color back up after a few days or even a week. Can someone tell me if they have experienced this with zebras? It is also the smallest one, just under 2". The body is white and not a cream like the Choco Zebra, but the stripes seem a little more brown than the others. I tried to get a pic but it's not cooperating. So could this be from shipping/age or has someone tried to slip a chocolate in as a black and white zebra?
Thanks

Post by **Barbie** » 25 Sep 2003, 00:31

As long as the shape of the fish, and the actual pattern look similar to the other zebras, I would attribute it to shipping stress and give the fish a few days to settle in. Plecos can definitely fade their color when they are stressed.

Barbie

ClayT101 · Post by **ClayT101** » 25 Sep 2003, 03:35

The zebras come in all different color variations. Some even have no stripes or very light stripes. I had one that was much darker than normal.

Sakana · Post by **Sakana** » 25 Sep 2003, 14:19

Ok, thanks for your replies. Up until now I've never seen one in person so I didn't really know what to expect. Just wanted to make sure he was ok. He has darkened up a little bit too.