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Secrets to Bringing Out Your Arowana’s Color
An arowana's base color is determined by genetics and cannot be changed, but proper measures can help bring out its color. Here we share some secrets to enhancing your arowana's coloration, so yours grows more beautiful under your care.
What can a Golden Retriever eat to improve coat shine?
Feed coat-beautifying foods—carrot, cabbage, salmon, egg yolk, kelp powder, olive oil—in controlled amounts. Also let it sunbathe; lack of light makes coat rough and dull, while moderate sun increases pigment and shine and promotes growth.
My cat has gray spots on its skin
Gray spots can have several causes: pigmentation (common in poor-nutrition, vitamin-deficient, or aging cats, usually needing no treatment but coat supplements), skin infection (bacteria, fungus, parasites, with dandruff, itching, redness, hair loss — see a vet), depigmenting disease like vitiligo, or other disease such as tumors or allergy. Treat per the vet.
Secrets to Coloring Your Arowana
Arowana color comes from four things working together: diet (carotenoid-rich foods carried via feeder insects), lighting (a dark background plus side lighting), stable water, and temperament (confident fish color best, so avoid mixed stocking). Consistency over time is what makes the difference.
Why Arowana Lose Color and the Risks of Forcing Quick Coloration
Arowana can fade because of heat, poor water quality, or long-term pigment feeds, and some fading is permanent. Many keepers chase rapid, vivid color, but the tricks used—restricted feeding, lower temperature, lower pH, reduced water flow—stunt the fish's growth and rob it of its natural stature. Balanced development matters more than looks.
When does a gray Poodle start fading to gray?
A gray Poodle starts fading at 2 to 4 months, lasting 5 months to 2 years. Born all black, fading is pigment dilution turning it gray, usually starting at the muzzle and eyes then all over.
Champagne d’Argent Rabbit
The Champagne d'Argent is a meat rabbit breed, relatively large with high weight, uncommon in China. It originates from the Champagne region of France, hence its name. Its coat color changes, becoming progressively lighter.
Japanese Waxwing
In China, keeping the Japanese Waxwing in a cage is not unusual—many have kept or are keeping one. However, no one has reportedly bred them successfully at home, so those seen in the pet market are usually caught directly from the wild. Due to indiscriminate catching and habitat degradation, their numbers are dwindling, and they are now listed as a Near Threatened species.
Beveren Rabbit
The Beveren Rabbit is a relatively small pet rabbit breed with fairly unremarkable features, so it is not widely bred and purebreds are hard to find. Recognized by its 'V'-shaped upright ears and 1–2 inch coat, it makes a gentle companion for rabbit lovers willing to look beyond the more common breeds.
Chameleon
Even if you have never kept a chameleon, you have surely heard that it can change color. Chameleons change color mainly for self-defense, but what physiological traits cause this? And did you know a chameleon's color can also reflect its mood?