Help! Goldfish turning white...

21 years ago

Dear Pondies, HELP!

Some of my goldfish have slowly lost their gold colouration over the last 12-18 mths. Of the 5 goldfish only 2 have this condition and appear very happy and quite fat around the belly area. It is the belly area which is losing the gold colour. Please look at the pictures on the link below:

http://uk.msnusers.com/pondpictures

I can't work out how to put a picture directly into this post! I have tried for ages, please let me know if you can't access the images above.

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Comments (12)

Kazzie
21 years ago
The link didn't work for me. If you use the gallery (see the link on the forum page) you can show your pics easy.

As for the going white... this sometimes happens. I don't think the fish are ill or anything.
Marky_Tic
Original Author
21 years ago
Kazzie

I have posted the picture in the gallery section of this forum, under 'goldfish turning white help.

Have you seen this before?

How do people put pictures on posts in the disscusion part of the forum?

Mark
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Sean_McKinney
21 years ago
I wouldnt worry about the fish, they some times go white.
The address, URL, for the following photo is http://uk.msnusers.com/_Secure/0SgDvAigXInew*kO0gwzC71cNv9hzUYeByy9mlb!dUJKMtVGGqr8hkpu3fDjxkCCRCdaLei7geN5ExL80PtYD8i051*3P76f0zJNXzIYc5YoPAtNDv9APSQ/whitegold_1.JPG

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Scotty24
21 years ago
Looks like a Sarassa comet [lol]
One of my old goldfish has been gradually turning white for years (they sometimes go white in old age) but the colour has no 'edge' to it like yours.
Looks like this is it's natural colouration, definately nothing to worry about.
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retropwr
21 years ago
Nothing to worry about, I've got 4 or 5 goldies that are now completely white. They changed from brown to gold to white last summer.

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Marky_Tic
Original Author
21 years ago
Thanks for all your help:

Sean; I will have a go using your explaination, but unsure where you obtained that long URL? I could post a new picture in the msn group but how would I find out its URL?

Retro and Scotty; thanks I feel much better now. I wonder whether it is a genetic or environment/diet thing? Would like to know if I can keep them gold some how.

Cheers
Mark
Marky_Tic
Original Author
21 years ago
Here is my first attempt at posting a new picture of my little whitegold fish......

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alison_froglady
21 years ago
Well that obviously worked. Well Done.
I also have quite a few goldfish that are turning white. I would also answer the same as the others that there is no problem. Some just do it. It is a shame when you buy them gold and really want them gold though.
Sue how is your little dog now?
Alison
fishmaduk
21 years ago
hi
marky.
goldfish/comets will turn white in clear water if u what them to keep there orange colour allow the pond to go pea green but then u won,t c them.

i know kio breeders leave there pond green because it brings out the colours of the kio and also helps them breed as they feel safe in the water.

all u have to worry about white fish they can suffer from sun stroke and there better targets for herons.

---------David----------fishmaduk------------------
daddytony80
21 years ago
like all these guys have said - white fish are no biggie really! ive got one big tubby old female that develops a white belly every few years (she must be well into her twenties now!).
Congrats though - all your fish look big, healthy and full of vim and vigour - must be doing something right!
Scotty24
21 years ago
Alison thanks for asking
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But all in all he's progressing really well and is now (mostly) a pleasure to own in fact I think he may turn out to be THE best dog I've had!
As he loves jumping (he can easily clear my ponds)I'm thinking of taking him for agility training in the future.
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Kazzie
21 years ago
So we can all stop scratching now... Yeahhh!!!! Lost any weight Sue?

Nice to see pics being posted