Are Fish Like Birds?!?

[Ben]

This isn't a troll, an actual question...

As many people know flamigos aren't born pink/red. They begin white and
their diet of shrimp turn them pink.

My question is does this happen for fish also?

The reason I ask is because I think it looks that way to me...

I have a single female killie in my tank who love to eat anything that
can fit in her mouth. If it can't, it hangs out of her mouth until she
can digest/crunch it to fit. Recently I bought some ghost shrimp for
the tank (10/$1.00). She ate 7 of them. Now her fins have this
wonderful and beautiful red at the ends of them. It's not something
that looks like an infection/fight wounds. It's on the same place on
every fin.

I don't really care, she looks better than ever, i'm more curious if
others have seen this and if there are other species that show this.

thanks,
Ben

[Robert Flory]

Lots of fish food makers claim they add "stuff" to enhance the colors. I
know diet has an effect of trout flesh color.

Bob

"Ben" > wrote in message
...
> This isn't a troll, an actual question...
>
> As many people know flamigos aren't born pink/red. They begin white and
> their diet of shrimp turn them pink.
>
> My question is does this happen for fish also?
>
> The reason I ask is because I think it looks that way to me...
>
> I have a single female killie in my tank who love to eat anything that
> can fit in her mouth. If it can't, it hangs out of her mouth until she
> can digest/crunch it to fit. Recently I bought some ghost shrimp for
> the tank (10/$1.00). She ate 7 of them. Now her fins have this
> wonderful and beautiful red at the ends of them. It's not something
> that looks like an infection/fight wounds. It's on the same place on
> every fin.
>
> I don't really care, she looks better than ever, i'm more curious if
> others have seen this and if there are other species that show this.
>
> thanks,
> Ben
>