I want this goldfish!!!

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_Jessica_;4173986; said:
Just note that most of the time, the black/white coloration dosen't stay...they end up turning orange or white. If you wanted one that the color stayed, your best bet is probably importing from the Asian countries (or buying from a really good breeder), and making sure to buy them at adult size. :)
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Trouble is they rely on green water and exposure to natural sunlight to maintain their melanophores as the melanin cells undergo apoptosis or cell suicide which means such cells die and are replaced by other cell pigments (be it yellow, orange, red or white) unless enough melanin cells are produced to replace the dying melanophores. In short, there is stilla good chance the adults will eventually lose their black color but not as quick as the developing young ones.

I love pandas. Trouble is they just don't stay the same after a long time when kept indoors. I had an opportunity to buy and raise panda moors but passed it off knowing there is a random chance the black will fade anyway like it did to several of my black goldfish.
 
BODYDUB;4180429; said:
Tell me about it. My son caught this about a month ago in a local pond off of chicken livers. It was about 13" long...........

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WOW! Thats almost as long as all the periods you add to the end of every one of your posts :hitting:
 
So these would keep if kept in an outdoor pond?
 
Aw man my girlfriend saw a similar video of a bunch of those and freaked out, she loves the telescope eyes. She's such a goldfish fanatic. Picked up a black lionhead for her the other day, hopefully she'll like it :3
 
Gr8KarmaSF;4182778; said:
So these would keep if kept in an outdoor pond?
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I heard that Goldfish are just Goldfish no matter the mutation and will stand the same temperature and regular Goldfish. However, in my experience, the fancy Goldfish do better in temperatures around 72F-75F And if you keep them with regular Goldfish, they'll more likely die from starvation because they can't compete for food with the way they swim.
 
I had one a long time ago that turned completely white.
 
Lupin;4181192; said:
Trouble is they rely on green water and exposure to natural sunlight to maintain their melanophores as the melanin cells undergo apoptosis or cell suicide which means such cells die and are replaced by other cell pigments (be it yellow, orange, red or white) unless enough melanin cells are produced to replace the dying melanophores. In short, there is stilla good chance the adults will eventually lose their black color but not as quick as the developing young ones.

I love pandas. Trouble is they just don't stay the same after a long time when kept indoors. I had an opportunity to buy and raise panda moors but passed it off knowing there is a random chance the black will fade anyway like it did to several of my black goldfish.
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There we go...the scientific explanation :).
 
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