2006-09-18 03:18:43 · 14 answers · asked by Leelee 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
To help them blend in better.
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2006-09-18 03:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The actual answer to your question is.... The lighting. Some "goldfish" get more light than others. Those with the most light turn that beautiful Orange color, Gold is in between, and dingy silver color is the ones with the least amount of light. Or atleast that is what Petco told me!
2006-09-22 01:59:39 · answer #2 · answered by Brandi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different species of goldfish start out in different colours. A small bright orange fish will be eaten in seconds. the darker the colour the better the camouflage
2006-09-18 03:28:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goldfish become "Gold" or "ORANGE" when they become sexually active or mature
Its the same as when a baby duck or chicken is born (they born yellow) and only start to get bigger and colourful feathers when the mature
Once a baby goldfish matures, its scales turn to gold/orange
2006-09-18 03:27:44 · answer #4 · answered by Jazz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is natures way of survival until they get big enough not to be eaten by other fish. As a matter of fact they are a clear color when first born then turn brown then orange.
2006-09-18 04:52:10 · answer #5 · answered by sunshinysusan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bought 5 feeder goldfish to keep as pets, and now they are all about 4in long. They started out as 2 gold ones, 2 silver/brownish ones, and one black and gold one. Well now they are all solid orange, except the black and gold one, which still has a tiny bit of black, which looks like it's disappearing. LOL Who knows?...............
2006-09-18 08:20:47 · answer #6 · answered by Carpet Shark Luver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question, don't know the answer but does that mean a young gold fish is called a copperfish or a brownfish?
2006-09-18 03:40:02 · answer #7 · answered by kittycymraeg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its so they can hide being bright orange is just asking to be eaten but bring brown or black you can hide and your not easy to see by other fish or birds
2006-09-19 12:56:44 · answer #8 · answered by iceheartcrystal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it is kind of like hamsters, when they are born they have no fur so they are naked, maybe goldfish don`t have scales tell a certain day or week, hamsters don`t get fur until the 14th day of their life.
2006-09-18 04:08:41 · answer #9 · answered by Ali L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of fish that are born one colour & change as they mature;just must be in the jeans;like 1st there was only levi strauss no look how mwny different kinds of jeans we have ;same is in all of life.
2006-09-18 03:26:43 · answer #10 · answered by bernard325 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an issue of being too young to defend themselves. Rather than scare predators away with flashy colours they prefer to hide, so they are camouflaged.
2006-09-18 03:28:14 · answer #11 · answered by Stookie2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋