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Originally Posted by mike61289
That's a cool find! I feel like it could be a dominance thing for the angels. The dominant angels might simply be bolder in color and pattern. Maybe the metamorphosis was slowed down by more dominant angels as a form of protection so that they don't get attacked by individual fish that are higher up in the hierarchy.
Some fish are also known to not be as bright in captivity as they are in the wild. I could vouch for that from my most recent dives in the Red Sea where I saw some of the most stunning purple and sohal tangs! You wouldn't see them like that in an aquarium. Not sure if that has anything to do with it, but any answer to your question would be hypothetical until an actual experiment is done.
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Not saying that this is your case but diving, depending on the depth, colors will be different than what we have in our tanks. Be it fish, coral, or anything else. Of course I'm talking about depths greater than 30' but you probably already know this