2006-09-21 08:30:18 · 20 answers · asked by stacey B 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Goldfish are brown when young, they change color as they mature, some more then others. Make sure you are feeding them a variety of food, like small earthworms, boiled egg yolk and the inside of peas
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2006-09-21 10:00:37 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goldfish often change color as they age. This is a very common and normal thing. I have an 8000 gallon pond with several varieties of goldfish. My babies from the comet goldfish are almost always greenish black when fry, but change color as they age. The don't have to be breeding age either. I have fish that are several years old and all the sudden went from black to gold--It kind of nice really--like getting a new fish without buying one.
By the way, if your fish is just 2 years old it is not 'old'. Goldfish can live more than 20 years as long as they have enough room in the environment and you keep your water healthy.
2006-09-21 19:54:51 · answer #2 · answered by Terry Lynn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine too! I started off with 2 reddish orange Orandas and 2 pure white [literally, almost transparent] Orandas. Almost overnight, Squeak lost all of his orangy colour. He only has a few streaks of orange on his tail fins now. His brother Pip is still orange but has now developed a silver patch on his right side, so maybe he is getting on now.
Sugar, the only remaining pure white fish, is just fine and doesn't seem to be having any odd changes, but then again, I don't suppose they'd be noticeable anyway! Other than that, they are all healthy and apparently happy.
2006-09-23 16:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by Jan C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normal goldfish do that sometimes if you want one that stays gold then buy a Golden Orf.
2006-09-21 15:39:21 · answer #4 · answered by Crazy Diamond 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
goldfish and koi sometimes change colors as they
age (it's not turning gray) some are affected by the
water temperature
2006-09-22 03:39:27 · answer #5 · answered by Loollea 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe got a magic goldfish
2006-09-21 15:41:11 · answer #6 · answered by FLOYD 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they're just getting old? you know, grey hair, grey fins, pretty much the same isn't it? Try some orange dye in the fish bowl! ; )
2006-09-21 15:32:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mine have done the same and I don't know either although someone said they do change colour as they get older or it could be the type of food you give them?
2006-09-21 15:32:27 · answer #8 · answered by Loobyloo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess they finally swam the spray paint off
2006-09-21 15:34:28 · answer #9 · answered by Joyce R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like us all, they are getting old, darling! Time to break open the Botox!
2006-09-21 15:40:53 · answer #10 · answered by Wizzy Woman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋