Tropheus Ikola with Red Eyes?

[wes]

why do some of my Ikolas [tropheus] have red eyes and some don't ???

[armthehomeless]

Interesting. You are looking at them in person, and not just photos of them . . . correct? I know nothing about tropheus, so I'll leave this one to the troph gurus.

[wes]

yes I'm looking at them eye to eye. I've got 3 or four that have red eyes.... they look pretty cool ..... but it does make you wonder ..

[myjohnson]

Variation in the fish.

Also depends on the mood of the fish.

Are all your fish adults?

I have seen some with very define red in the eye and some not so much.

[specialone0812]

i had ikola before (F1), and i bought them from different people. the ones from the red eyes parents had the red eyes, and the ones from black eyes had just the black eyes and they never changed color of their eyes. i grew them from an inch to 4 inches, and the red eyes gave me red eyes frys ( i stripped the fish so i'm really sure about their moms-not sure about the dads).

[newb]

are you sure you have solid Ikolas...it could be a mix of Ikola and Kiriza...just a possibility.

[geoff_tropheus]

It is color variation in the Ikola. Mostly the ones with Red Eye's will also have some blue/grey in around the head area.

Perfectly normal for them.

Just to be sure, post a pic and we can take a look.

[wes]

sorry for the crappy pic. can't do much with a $90 camera.... I have a couple of other pics but they are too large to upload.....What do think ???

[wes]

I'd like to thank everyone for their help..... This forum is the best place to find answers, some are a little fishy [lol ] , but always seem to help ............