Tanning experiment on Terengganu begins

I've started the tanning experiment on local marulioides, it is a little bit early as the ocell has not fully formed yet. What I'm hoping to achieved here is to see if the tanning starts at this tender age when the color changing ability has not taken place, will the scales be more easily manipulated? Will they shut off the color changing ability and just gets burned off when they are weak.

Some of the marulioides had hints of flowers forming at this young age, and I think it is very possible to began the tanning experiment on them. But I've to tread with care as young flowers are easily destroyed if not properly cared. I've selected 7 tails for this experiment those that are showing less early flowers development.

I'm starting this with the strong HO T5 to quickly burned the scales and lets see where this will lead us. Previously I've tried tanning local marulioides with no success. But that was before I discovered that they need to be parked at neutral color. So this is the first time we try this method and hope I can get some results from it.

7 tails
size : 3.5"
PH5, TDS180
HO T5 12,000K 39W
8 hours daily from today

Submersible tanning light

Some flowers had begun forming b4 the tanning

You can see hints of flowers had begun even before the tanning

Very early stage flowers formation

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