I have 2 goldsifh that have seemed to wanted to turn colors on me. First they started to turn black on the upper portion, and then they turned almost comploetely white.
2006-06-27 08:22:24 · 7 answers · asked by annaandtim04 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
all goldfish change color through their life in fact all goldfish are born gray. If you get plain old common goldfish especially when they are small you never now what changes may take place because the breeding of these fish is not done carefully they are the fish equivalent of mutts. Just like mutts the appearance will continue to change until they are full matured. Also, remember that this may take a while a common goldfish has the potential to get almost a foot long and to live for 50 years or more.
2006-06-27 09:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by Sam P 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's weird.. ever since I was 6 I've been taking care of goldfishes. I buy them, take care of them, they die, buy more, take care of em, and etc. It's always all the colored goldfish turning into gold, not white. o_o but I think it's just they way they are. It's not a big problem.
2006-06-27 20:28:13 · answer #2 · answered by ItsGoingDown 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the fish itself white or is it growing white stuff on it? If it's growing white stuff, it sounds like Ich. You'll need to treat with the proper medications ASAP.
If it doesn't look like anything's growing, chalk it up to the fish maturing. As the one other person pointed out, they do change colors as they grow older.
Also, I'd like to remind you to make sure they are in at least a 30-gallon tank with proper filtration. Otherwise, you're just asking for problems with ammonia/nitrites/nitrates and sickness.
2006-06-27 19:03:15 · answer #3 · answered by birdistasty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were able to look under their scales you would see the true color of the fish.
The color stages they go through is simply genetics. If they had babies, they would more than likely go through the same cycle.
Different foods can effect how quickly it changes.. yada yada yada.. temperature, pH, the food you feed, etc.
2006-07-03 05:49:16 · answer #4 · answered by game buddee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dad won a gold fish for my older brother when he was younger.. he was tiny tiny and BRIGHT orange.. 8 years later, he was huge and a really pretty silver/white color.. i guess they change colors when they get older!!
2006-06-27 12:03:44 · answer #5 · answered by Mommy2one2008 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your goldfish is in a "dark" place then that will cause it to lose it's color
2006-06-27 12:24:51 · answer #6 · answered by gInber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Omg, i hope that u didnt put bleach in there
2006-06-27 08:25:27 · answer #7 · answered by DaDirtySouth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋