koi turning white

[guppy]

From what I read orange is an unstable color in some strains of koi, it can completely dissappear in a couple weeks.

 

[midnight]

not trying to argue but,
it looks like its the whole body,not just one color.
just never seen this or heard of it happening.
do sick fish still eat?

 

[guppy]

There are many illnesses that do not effect appetite and some that even increase it.
I am not a koi keeper but try googling "color changes in koi" or "color loss in koi", this should steer you towards further information.

 

[midnight]

so i didnt think koi changing colors was a good thing from the start.
lost this koi last night
he was like a year old.
no clue what happened.all other fish/koi are fine.

 

[Kitiara]

don't worry it's normal. I had one years ago that was white with an orange spot on the tail area. One day I looked in the tank and it was pure white. no known reason, no sign of illness. It lived for at least several years afterwards then I had to get rid of my fish due to a long distance move.

 

[midnight]

just a guess but you didnt read the post above yours eh?

 

[bigbluekoi]

had 3 of my koi do the same thing....after i killed the first with overcaring then research found out it's normal and to let nature take it's course

 

[bluehairman]

There's no way to really know what the fish died from.
Did you 'examine' it after it died to look for possible causes of death?
Sorry for your loss

 

[jcardona1]

damn old thread, but anyways, that is a low quality Showa. showa and other koi like Kumonryu will change colors all the time. there are countless articles about getting a proper showa to stabilize as it matures, its like a science or religion.

nothing is wrong with the fish, its just not a good one. as for its death, you can think what you may but it had nothing to do with its change in color

 

[bluehairman]

damn old thread

Wow, maybe I should check the dates next time