The thing is, when I bought it at the store, it was orange.
I bought it without having prepared a tank for it, so when I reached home, it ended up in a black and bare bottom tank.
The congo turned a dark brown a few seconds after being released into the tank.
I know it's the bottom of the tank, from some reading up in past threads. So I went out and specifically got some reddish brown sand.
It is actually the JBL Manado, which is pretty costly.
After washing and placing them gently into the tank, the puffer lightened up a little, but remained brown!
How should I get it to change back to its orange? The belly is still fiery orange, just the top that is brown.
Would pure white sand be a better choice?
It doesn't dig much either, but is an active guy swimming around.
The good news is that it takes food right from my hands! Frozen shrimps, fish meat, etc.
So I'm really happy.
I'd try to post some pictures later.
And sorry for the long read.
