Goldfish- changing colours

[Seb R]

Well I made a pond last summer and its doing great, the best part is that all my fish were free thanks to kind neighbours. When I got my fish most were about 3-4inches. I had a couple of black ones but they don't seem to be changing colour even though they are 4 inches now.

So really when should I start seeing gold appear?

anther reason for the question was that today I saw the most amazing goldfish ever, he was half black (the tail fin to halfway) and half orange (the head to the center of his body), I had to buy him but (call me ignorant) will he change colour to completely gold?

P.s It wouldn't matter if he did become gold, he's still cute.

 

[black angel]

Your fish sound really nice, especially the half black. It does sound like he is changing to gold but you never know he may keep some black on him.
I know you can get black koi as i kept one many years ago.

 

[snotirl]

1st the goldfish is a dark silver not black, and some gold fish stay like this , what ever they where breed with many years ago, but ye some stay silver and the other go gold hope that helps

 

[Paul_MTS]

you can get black (yes black!!), silver, brown, white, yellow, orange and red coloured goldfish.

at 4 inch i would of expected them to change to a lighter colour by now.

not being funny but are you sure they aren't something else?

it could then be grass carp, tench, common carp, mirror carp and maybe koi/ghost koi

 

[Seb R]

lol you could be right, I did have a sneeking suspicion that some of the blacky/brow/silery ones may be wild carp, thier profile from above is a little different, but to be honest unless i caught them and had a look I couldn't tell. As I said earlier I got them from my neibours and they have a HUGE pond!! So many fish so many types most were wild caught so could be anything


sama:

 

[Paul_MTS]

try to see if they have barbels on the corners of the mouth, that would rule out goldfish atleast!!

 

[ryan]

If they are indeed Goldfish and no other species it is not uncommon for some of the fry to stay black. Don't forget they originate from the Crucian carp which is a light brown/black colour naturally, so Goldfish of this colour are likely to appear, the Fancy Goldfish strain of Black Moors would have arose from a few Black coloured individuals.

 

[Seb R]

Barbels eh? I've gotta check that..... actually secretly I do hope I have two wild carp

 

[snotirl]

Barbels eh? I've gotta check that..... actually secretly I do hope I have two wild carp

<----- I doubt that

 

[bribones]

1st the goldfish is a dark silver not black

must ring my lfs and tell him to rename the fish to silver moors

 

[macky1]

any pics of the fish???