Can anyone tell me why my goldfish has changed from golden to white/pearly colour. Introduced a filter machine and was wondering if it might be shock or stress. Other fish seem to be ok. Moved them into a bigger bowl (only 2 of them in a 30litre tank now.)
2007-08-13 11:14:51 · 18 answers · asked by Cheryl H 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
gold fish can change colour after a year how old is your goldfish ?
2007-08-13 11:22:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Two years ago I brought a black moor and a orange fantail to go in my two foot tank with two other normal goldfish (I feel I've just abused the number two!). One goldfish was already white with orange eyes and the other had an orange splodge on his back. I now have a white fantail, the goldfish with the splodge has it no more and the black moor has a white chin! I have a three foot tank now with a fluval 305 filter and various other smaller fish mainly two plecs, cory catfish and 4 dainios. They haven't lost their colour I just think it is something that happens the fantail is fine very healthy just white instead of orange. Your goldfish may well stay that way or change again as it gets bigger don't worry!
2007-08-13 20:55:22 · answer #2 · answered by lotsofsmoggies 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check what u r feeding them and then look into the species of goldfish u have. Some of them start out gold and then turn white upon maturity. How old is the fish. They too have a lifespan. Make sure the food u have for them is for GOLDFISH not tropicals. They r totally different.
2007-08-13 11:27:13 · answer #3 · answered by mopop0724 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cheryl,
I did some research on this phenomenon.
I have 50 Comets in my outdoor pond and one of them turned completely white. It has nothing to do with lighting, food, etc. It has to do with genetics. Remember that Comets are breed down from Carps. This is a genetic "throw back" as they call it.
The only thing you have to be careful with is too much sunlight and usually this is not a problem for the person that has these fish inside in an aquarium. If they are outside as mine are, they can suffer from sunburn, just like a human.
The fish is NOT sick. It REALLY is genetic's that are involved here....And yes, goldfish can change color at any time in their lives and do change as they age. The point of my answer is to let you know that your fish is NOT sick, just because it is white.
2007-08-13 11:49:03 · answer #4 · answered by HeatherM 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You know what? I'm almost 100% it's the effect of his age. I've had almost 27 goldfish in my life and they have all grown old and changed their scale colour into a more faded shade. Don't worry!
2016-05-17 05:36:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In an effort to create ever new and different types of fish, goldfish are being constantly specially and specifically bred and interbred to produce certain body shapes and colorings. Doing so mutates their genes in very unusual ways and these new mutations may take several generations to take hold or may never take hold at all. If the fish cannot hold onto the new colors it was born with pursuant to these genetically altered breeding techniques, they will revert back to more standard, dominant colors. Color changes in goldfish is nothing to worry about.
2007-08-13 11:48:49 · answer #6 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
two of my fish are white nothing to do with light or filter it just happens sometimes my other goldfish are gold and they are all happy and healthy together with my minnows and the water is clean
2007-08-14 13:12:49 · answer #7 · answered by romfordhammer1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi am no expert but have had fish that changed colour, I have always put it down to food, and water p h, think its most likely dyes ect. in the foodstuffs,
2007-08-13 12:01:23 · answer #8 · answered by rabbsnrats 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some fish change colour because its getting old or growing up =)
I dont think its dying sorry if it does =(
2007-08-13 23:37:25 · answer #9 · answered by DaisysMumma13 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on how much light its getting...if you keep goldfish in the dark for a really long time they will turn white
2007-08-13 11:22:35 · answer #10 · answered by =] 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋