Orange congo

[blondmyth]

this being my 2nd congo, im well aware of their colour changing abilities. i know they can easily change from orange to brown. i just hope it's equally easy for it to change from brown back to orange. paid alot for this guy.

[Pufferpunk]

He'll change back. How much?

[blondmyth]

two months ago, there was a batch of light orange/sandy looking coloured congos which were going for about 80 plus SGD. this time the orange congos are going for about 140 SGD. almost twice the amount.

[blondmyth]

if i want him to change back to bright orange, would red sand or those very fine light coloured sudo sand be a better choice?

[Pufferpunk]

Red is better.

[~reefchik~]

So, does this mean that Congos have a certain amount of camouflage ability? I have mine on a combo of white aragonite sand and natural colored pebbles. She stays brown and sometimes develops a black freckle or two. Will the brown ones get any color to them with red sand? How about red color food?

[Pufferpunk]

They are the #1 best camo-changing puffer alive!

[blondmyth]

They are the #1 best camo-changing puffer alive!

which isnt necessarily a good thing, i wish it would just stay orange forever. i think i will go with light fine sand as red sand is almost as rare as the cross river puffer here in singapore.

[Pufferpunk]

That's why red gravel works fine, as long as it's no more than 50% mixed with sand, so he can still burrow.

[Mac Myers]

Hopefully this isn't a big fat thread hijack.... I used to make my own 3D backgrounds until I found this guy. Big ones can be pricey. Small ones cost less than the materials for the ones that I make.

http://www.designsbynature.net/

[blondmyth]

i only managed to find white sand and sudo (brown) sand. both are very fine. which would be a better choice to get my congo to turn back to orange?