Guest guest Posted June 9, 2001 Report Share Posted June 9, 2001 >Any goldfish experts out there? > >Being a goldfish novice (our two have now survived 4 weeks in the >Todman household, including 11 days when we were away!), I have a >query. > >Both fish have started to turn black. One more so than the other. It >started on the edges of the dorsal fin, then the tail fin and now, on >one of them, the tail is almost all black and the other fins are going >that way. The bodies are still orange. > Could it be that they were young fish that are maturing and changing colour because of that? Kirsten Mum to (21 months) Step-mom to Shelby (6yrs) Trainee ANT, and Memb-sec Woking and Knaphill Branches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2001 Report Share Posted June 9, 2001 >Any goldfish experts out there? > >Being a goldfish novice (our two have now survived 4 weeks in the >Todman household, including 11 days when we were away!), I have a >query. > >Both fish have started to turn black. One more so than the other. It >started on the edges of the dorsal fin, then the tail fin and now, on >one of them, the tail is almost all black and the other fins are going >that way. The bodies are still orange. > Could it be that they were young fish that are maturing and changing colour because of that? Kirsten Mum to (21 months) Step-mom to Shelby (6yrs) Trainee ANT, and Memb-sec Woking and Knaphill Branches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2001 Report Share Posted June 9, 2001 >Any goldfish experts out there? > >Being a goldfish novice (our two have now survived 4 weeks in the >Todman household, including 11 days when we were away!), I have a >query. > >Both fish have started to turn black. One more so than the other. It >started on the edges of the dorsal fin, then the tail fin and now, on >one of them, the tail is almost all black and the other fins are going >that way. The bodies are still orange. > Could it be that they were young fish that are maturing and changing colour because of that? Kirsten Mum to (21 months) Step-mom to Shelby (6yrs) Trainee ANT, and Memb-sec Woking and Knaphill Branches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2001 Report Share Posted June 10, 2001 Sounds a bit dodgy to me. We keep tropical fish, so dont know much about goldfish. The best thing you can do (and I do it all the time as have a multitude of animals), is to call your local vet and just ask there opinion. Dont let them fob you off by getting you to bring the fish in. If they are any good they will get a vet to call you back and advise you. SAHM to Rohan (3 mths) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2001 Report Share Posted June 10, 2001 Kirsten said: Could it be that they were young fish that are maturing and changing colour because of that? : I hadn't thought of that. By coincidence, we were back in the pet shop where we bought them from today. I was amazed at how small the goldfish on sale were. Ours must have been this size too, so seem to have grown quite a bit in a short time. Thank you Todman Treasurer, Stansted Branch (R5) Mum to , 3½ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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