Goldfish

[gordonsveg]

My grandaughter bought some goldfish to keep in a tank. 3 of the fish have gone white in colour, but still look o.k. Could all the fish be put out in a pond and if so when please?? :-[

[gordonsveg]

[dtw]

I'm not an expert on goldfish, but I would wait until late spring.

What do you mean by gone white, was it a sudden change?

[tim k]

do they look waxy or has the colour changed?

[gordonsveg]

They seemed to gradualy go white,out of 4 fish, 1 stayed gold, 1 has a gold tail, 2 are all white(white not right).
      Probably put them in the pond next spring then.
                                         Thanks.

[dtw]

Maybe they change colour when they get a bit older.
Or it could be a change in diet.
I know you can get special food for koi to make them more colourful.
I suppose it would work for goldfish, but may not be worth the expense.

[tricia]

I have several white goldfish in my pond. I bought one years ago and she seems to have had quite a few white offspring. They make a nice change from the gold coloured ones.

Tricia