Hi all:
I've got 6 5-6" goldfish. One of them when he was a little one had some
black areas on him. I don't think it was a disease; I think he was kind of a
pinto goldfish.

Well, maybe it was a disease as now he's gold and white (about 50/50). He
has been getting whiter and whiter for the last 6 months and he has not
acted any different than the rest of them. There is no way I can catch him
and as he's in a 750 gallon pond with lots of hiding places.

I wouldn't be concerned but one of his buddies now has a little (1/4")
circle of white on his nose too. Have I been naive about this, should I be
concerned and if so, anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks,
BK

I got a red and white shebunkin two years ago that turned white over the course
of the summer and has never changed back. I've heard that their diet can cause
this and that they'll never change back.

Hi BK

I have a goldfish (eight years now!) and he/she started out all gold
with some black on tail fin and after a few years, the fish started
losing the gold color. I had called the pet center the fish came from
and they assured me that goldfish will often change colors. The fish is
now all white, very large. My two shubunkins and comet (I have had these
fish over five years) have stayed same colors.

Denise

I have an albino goldfish with pink eyes.... go figure.... and has always
been white.... lol

Jon



"bobkiely" wrote in message
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Hi all:
I've got 6 5-6" goldfish. One of them when he was a little one had some
black areas on him. I don't think it was a disease; I think he was kind of
a
pinto goldfish.

Well, maybe it was a disease as now he's gold and white (about 50/50). He
has been getting whiter and whiter for the last 6 months and he has not
acted any different than the rest of them. There is no way I can catch him
and as he's in a 750 gallon pond with lots of hiding places.

I wouldn't be concerned but one of his buddies now has a little (1/4")
circle of white on his nose too. Have I been naive about this, should I be
concerned and if so, anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks,
BK

It's normal, goldfish generally are black as babies and may change color
later in life. Most of mine have ended up gold but there are lots of black
and a few all white ones too. Some are multi colored, or maybe they're still
going through "the change" and haven't reached their final color yet.

Paul


"bobkiely" wrote in message
news:jU8Da.58968$%42.29701@fed1read06...
Hi all:
I've got 6 5-6" goldfish. One of them when he was a little one had some
black areas on him. I don't think it was a disease; I think he was kind of
a
pinto goldfish.

Well, maybe it was a disease as now he's gold and white (about 50/50). He
has been getting whiter and whiter for the last 6 months and he has not
acted any different than the rest of them. There is no way I can catch him
and as he's in a 750 gallon pond with lots of hiding places.

I wouldn't be concerned but one of his buddies now has a little (1/4")
circle of white on his nose too. Have I been naive about this, should I be
concerned and if so, anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks,
BK

Thank you Denise, Tbumpy, Jon and Paul. Your comments make me feel better. I
appreciate your help.
BK

"Denise" wrote in message
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Hi BK

I have a goldfish (eight years now!) and he/she started out all gold
with some black on tail fin and after a few years, the fish started
losing the gold color. I had called the pet center the fish came from
and they assured me that goldfish will often change colors. The fish is
now all white, very large. My two shubunkins and comet (I have had these
fish over five years) have stayed same colors.

Denise