I have a koi pond containing about 16 koi and also have 9 goldfish. Thre are also 7 "babies". I am assuming that they are goldfish babies because they have no barbels. They are about 11 months old, 1-1/5" long and black. I know a bit about koi but my knowledge of goldfish is zilch!

Are these babies likely to turn gold and if so at what sort of age/size?

Any ideas anyone?

Hi
I had some fry in the two years ago. Some of them changed colour within a
few weeks, shubunkins first, then goldfish. But two goldfish were still
brown this year. I put them inside in a tropical tank that didnt have many
in and looked empty, and within a few weeks of going in, they had both
turned gold. I don't know whether it was the warm water that helped them
change, or just coincidence.

Barbara


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I have a koi pond containing about 16 koi and also have 9 goldfish.
Thre are also 7 "babies". I am assuming that they are goldfish babies
because they have no barbels. They are about 11 months old, 1-1/5"
long and black. I know a bit about koi but my knowledge of goldfish is
zilch!

Are these babies likely to turn gold and if so at what sort of
age/size?

Any ideas anyone?
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Snowwhite
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I had some fry in the two years ago. Some of them changed colour within a
few weeks, shubunkins first, then goldfish. But two goldfish were still
brown this year

I have a 4 year old shubunkin that is still black....He has a very few gold
scales.....sort of like a ginrin koi. I have had goldfish not turn for 2
years. I also have a few in the pond this year that are already turned at
less that 1/2 inch. It just seems to depend on the individual fish in a mixed
pond Jerri

http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

Warm water always does the trick - in really warm climates where goldfish
are bred commercially for the pet industry fry as young as three months old
have changed colour,

I have been ponding for 8 years now and have Koi and goldfish. I have not
had any Koi babies but many Goldfish babies. Many of them are black and then
turn gold at different times. I have a beautiful black fantail that is
about7 inches long now and just starting to turn gold.....Cookie