Color change ???

Do albino's get darker with age, (from about 4 mo until fully mature)? All the colors, white, yellows and reds. the reason I ask is if I am buying a 1.5 to 2 in will it color up as it matures?

I don't know about Albino's, but I have a couple of peppermints that are different colours at the moment. I also have a lighter coloured AB that the other one I have.
So I'd say yes.

umm.. i was just going to ask this question my self. but my situation is different.

i got this fish a few months ago. he was yellow/gold. he got stuck in a log in my tank. i freed him. but he some how lost most of his tail fin. he has been eating and doing fine. but i looked in the tank today and the fish seems to have turned white. or really pail colored... he is growing back his tail and still eating fine....

what should i do if anything at all ?

I have 2 albino's, my male is more a gold colour & female is more pale yellow.... Will be interesting to know. Also i have noticed when my female is stressed her colour gets a blackish "haze"

I've noticed if a BN is stressed, such as not being the top dog in that tank, or been moved to a different tank they will go paler. So i'd say the bigger and more happy a BN is the better it will colour up. ive got L144, albino, common and longfin and it seems to effect them all.

I hope that helps.

my long fin has been in this tank for months now. it just started this pal coloring thing. not sure what has changed.

My prized male ABN has gone from almost white when I first got him to a rich gold on his nose and a pinkish tail

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today @2 3/4"