how long do your gouldians take to color up

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how long do your gouldians take to color up

Post by tt101 » Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:19 pm

hi everyone,
im kind of confused about what point gouldians color up, i read on some websites its at 3 months and some say 6 months and some even say 1 year or longer. in your experiences how long has it taken for your babies to color up and was it dependent on any factors?
thanks

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Re: how long do your gouldians take to color up

Post by debbie276 » Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:23 pm

It depends on the nutrition, temperatures, humidity, stress and I'm sure some genetics. Unless they were overly stressed and become stuck in molt they should color anytime in the first year, usually 3 to 6 months.
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Re: how long do your gouldians take to color up

Post by tt101 » Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:30 pm

oh ok thanks a lot. i was hoping it would be less than a year because i dont know how i would wait that long lol.

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Re: how long do your gouldians take to color up

Post by ac12 » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:26 pm

I have some that are finishing up their molt now. They hatched in April, so these will be 8 months. Some of the siblings were faster. I don't know why some are fast and other are slow to molt.

The more anxious you are, the longer it will seem to take.
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Re: how long do your gouldians take to color up

Post by tt101 » Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:03 am

ac12 wrote:I have some that are finishing up their molt now. They hatched in April, so these will be 8 months. Some of the siblings were faster. I don't know why some are fast and other are slow to molt.

The more anxious you are, the longer it will seem to take.
that is very true, i will just relax and let things happen on their own.

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