Watchman Goby lost it's color

[CoryDude]

Just like the title says. I had a watchman in a 60 gallon that snuck into the overflow and I didn't find him till almost 5 days later. After 3 weeks of regular feedings he still hasn't regained any of his yellow coloring. Do I now own a white watchman goby or will his color ever return?

[tzhanks]

I had one that lost his color due to stress from other fish, once the problem was resolved it took about a month to see any improvement in his color and almost another two months before he went back to his bright yellow.

[justahobby]

Stress and also lack of lighting would be my guess. Some fish lose all their color at night.

[Mr Cob]

I think it will come back. Amazing what light can do for animals....us included.