Are baby gold fish coloured

[Dean & Melissa Williams]

Are baby gold fish coloured or are they all bronze from when they hatch
until several months of age ?
As compared to Koi which can be coloured from the time they hatch .

Any advice is appreciated
Outbackdean

[Andy]

Dean & Melissa Williams wrote:
> Are baby gold fish coloured or are they all bronze from when they hatch
> until several months of age ?
> As compared to Koi which can be coloured from the time they hatch .

Generally it won't be until the fry are around 2 months old that you'll
be able to see some colour - even then it's likely to change.

I've put some pictures of my fry from this year online, here:

http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_a.jpg
http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_b.jpg
http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_c.jpg
http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_d.jpg
http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_e.jpg
http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_f.jpg
http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_g.jpg

The mother was a shubunkin but the fry are varied - some natural bronze
while others show a lot of colour.

--
Andy

[Gail Futoran]

"Andy" > wrote in message
...
> Dean & Melissa Williams wrote:
>> Are baby gold fish coloured or are they all bronze from when they hatch
>> until several months of age ?
>> As compared to Koi which can be coloured from the time they hatch .
>
> Generally it won't be until the fry are around 2 months old that you'll be
> able to see some colour - even then it's likely to change.
>
> I've put some pictures of my fry from this year online, here:
>
> http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_a.jpg
> http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_b.jpg
> http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_c.jpg
> http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_d.jpg
> http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_e.jpg
> http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_f.jpg
> http://www.pxl8.co.uk/fry_g.jpg
>
> The mother was a shubunkin but the fry are varied - some natural bronze
> while others show a lot of colour.
>
> --
> Andy

The two surviving fry in my goldfish pond last
year looked like minnows (the steelhead kind,
not the rosy red kind) until they were about
6 months old. Eventually they turned solid
gold for the one, and reddish-gold & white
for the other. So it's not just the shubunkin that
are dark when young.

Gail

[Reel Mckoi]

"Dean & Melissa Williams" > wrote in message
...
> Are baby gold fish coloured or are they all bronze from when they hatch
> until several months of age ?
> As compared to Koi which can be coloured from the time they hatch .
>
> Any advice is appreciated
> Outbackdean
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Our sarassas are brown as fry, then turn red and white or white in less than
a year. The Shubunkins are not hatched out all brown but are clear, spotted
etc from a very small size.
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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[jc]

> Are baby gold fish coloured or are they all bronze from when they hatch
> until several months of age ?

Goldfish fry are clear at birth. After 1/2 month color will start to develop
that generally takes 50-60 days. However, color changes can happen as long
as 2-3 years depending on fish type.

jc