goldfish

[ChineseChildren]

i have 2 goldfish. one started losing all of its scales, turned white,and then regrew all of its scales. it turned from a gold golfidh to a lutino one. theother goldfish is still gold and the water parameters are all fine and i do a cleaning every week

is this normal?

 

[MrRngr94]

How big are they? I have some that are around 7" now. Got them when they were only 1" and haven't seen that yet.

 

[fisher12889]

It doesnt seem like something that would be normal....but then again I dont know much about goldfish.

 

[Bassman89]

ive never had that happen to the goldfish in my pond

 

[fisher12889]

I have heard of some catfish species doing this when the water is bad, but thats it

 

[ChineseChildren]

the ogldfish are about 2 inches and healthy
i've never seen it myself its pretty cool.

 

[Chad55]

I have a bunch of comets in my pond. I have one that was straight black when I got him and he is now almost completly orange. He never lost any scales. I think what happend is that your other goldfish or maybe another fish in the tank started to pick on that fish. The stress of being picked on probably caused a loss of color. Goldfish are known for having ATLEAST one color change throughout thier lifes.

Chad

 

[milkman407]

goldifsh change colors all the time its normal... the ph and how hard the water is depends on what color the fish will turn.. thats why u see some feeders that are goldwhite black silver etc.

 

[fishyz]

Have any pictures? I want to see this.

 

[thebestincali2000]

how do i get one to turn black?