When to Goldfish turn gold?

[Jabba]

Just a quick question ... I now have one large(ish) fish that is still black
even though all the same generation are gold/white, and two young(ish) fish
that are still black, as you might expect. The different fish is only just
over an inch and half long but is already white with a little bit of gold
(like his dad ;-)).

Any pointers on when Goldfish become 'gold'?

[Newbie Bill]

In my brief experience I have seen them turn anywhere from 1 inch to 4 or
five.
Bill

[George]

"Jabba" > wrote in message
...
> Just a quick question ... I now have one large(ish) fish that is still black
> even though all the same generation are gold/white, and two young(ish) fish
> that are still black, as you might expect. The different fish is only just
> over an inch and half long but is already white with a little bit of gold
> (like his dad ;-)).
>
> Any pointers on when Goldfish become 'gold'?
>

I've got one that is three inches long that is still black. All the rest have
already changed.

[Karen]

In article >, "Jabba"
> writes:

>Any pointers on when Goldfish become 'gold'?

some may never turn. I had one that didn't turn until it was 3 yrs old.

Karen
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[~ Windsong ~]

"Jabba" > wrote in message
...
> Just a quick question ... I now have one large(ish) fish that is still
black
> even though all the same generation are gold/white, and two young(ish)
fish
> that are still black, as you might expect. The different fish is only just
> over an inch and half long but is already white with a little bit of gold
> (like his dad ;-)).
>
> Any pointers on when Goldfish become 'gold'?
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I've had a few that never turned gold. I got rid of them.
--
Carol....
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[April1201]

You got rid of them? Why? I've got three and I call them my shadow fish.
They swim around like little shadows in the water.
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Subject: Re: When to Goldfish turn gold?
From: "~ Windsong ~"
Date: 08/04/2004 2:55 PM Pacific
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I've had a few that never turned gold. I got rid of them.
--
Carol....

[~ Windsong ~]

"April1201" > wrote in message
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> You got rid of them? Why? I've got three and I call them my shadow fish.
> They swim around like little shadows in the water.
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Because they're too hard to see against the brownish black liner for one
thing, and yet use resources prettier fish can have. We like the Shubunkins
best and so keep culling those less attractive. A dark fish you can barely
see is not our idea of pretty. They would also ruin the colors of the
shubunkins when they breed. :-)
--
Carol....
"Does killing time damage eternity?"
~~<~~<~~{@
"They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same."
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[SVTKate]

maybe there was a dark one in the wood pile...???
j/k

Kate

"Jabba" > wrote in message
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| Just a quick question ... I now have one large(ish) fish that is still
black
| even though all the same generation are gold/white, and two young(ish)
fish
| that are still black, as you might expect. The different fish is only just
| over an inch and half long but is already white with a little bit of gold
| (like his dad ;-)).
|
| Any pointers on when Goldfish become 'gold'?
|
|

[Karen]

In article >,
(April1201) writes:

>You got rid of them? Why?

I've read in several books if you keep the same stock for years, eventually
they will all look the same. that's why it's good to cull stock and introduce
new, to keep the offspring from become the same.

Karen
Zone 5
Ashland, OH
http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html
My Art Studio at
http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K.M.Studios/K.M.Studios.html
for email remove the extra extention