Changing colour?

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My tank is in my bedroom and I've noticed that if i ever get up in the night and have to turn the bedroom light on, my light wildtype seems to be a different colour than in the day time.
Hes usually a kind of greeny colour (added a photo), but when the light comes on at night he looks almost a pale yellow colour like a completely different axie!
I just wondered if axies can change colour when they are in complete darkness?
Hes always normal colour in the mornings so seems to be when i suddenly turn the light on. I sat and watched him last night and over about 5-10 minutes he went back to normal. I have 2 other wildtypes that dont do this but theh are alot darker.
 

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It's unusual to see flushing in a wildtype, but in a pale one it's obviously visible!
It's probably similar to when albinos and leucistics flush when they are active and turn much paler when asleep or quiet.

And he is gorgeous (even if I do say so myself)!
 
My wild type's under side changes color from almost white to different shades of grey. Her top side is very dark so you can't really see changes in that color though.
 

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