loss of colour?

CAS512 · October 12th, 2008

Hi All,

one of my gold fish (im using to help cycle my tank) used to have a black strip from the top of his head to half way down his body including his dorsel fin, but now he's losing the black and he's pretty much nearly all orange, does this have anything to do with low oxygen??

Shawnie · October 12th, 2008

not always...if hes a baby , they change color as they grow...testing your water parimeters will give you an idea if its something else with the water...if you are cycleing with fish, daily water changes that are required will keep the oxygen up to par....

jdhef · October 12th, 2008

One of my daughters gold fish had a bit of black on it's tail, but as he grew the black disappeared.

MinxMermaid · October 12th, 2008

i have goldfish and thieir markings change all the time. if they look otherwise healthy, you should be ok.
i have one little one who had like a black strip down his head and top fin and tail and i named him HAWK, cuz he looked like he had a mohawk, but now he's almost all yellow.

CAS512 · October 12th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by MinxMermaid

i have goldfish and thieir markings change all the time. if they look otherwise healthy, you should be ok.
i have one little one who had like a black strip down his head and top fin and tail and i named him HAWK, cuz he looked like he had a mohawk, but now he's almost all yellow.

hahaha how funny, my partner named him moe cos it looked like a mowhawk, i think we better name him something else now cos he doesnt have one anymore.

CAS512 · October 12th, 2008

thanks for the info everyone. I'll be getting an API master test kit this week so i'll be able to test the water.

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