buster Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Hi there fellow fishy people. Hello from Rotorua. I've managed to raise about 500 goldfish fry from last year but only about 1% have changed gold. All parents were bright orange comets. Could you guys with alot more experience let me know what I should be doing to prompt their colour change if anything. Some are inside in tanks others are outside in a couple of ponds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 I hear that Bunnings stock a good line of spray paint Buster, by the way, welcome to the forum, enjoy. Seriously though, the young ones change with age, and if they haven't changed when a reasonable size the wont, they have reverted to their natural colour. If you were swimming in a lake surrounded by herons, what colour would you want to be, a bright gaudy red and white, or a plain ol' bronze. I know my choice. Give them time. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU1 Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 :lol: :lol: Paint is an alternative :lol: :lol: You must realise too that some might remain there bronze colour, these are just the 'ugly ducklings' I suppose. I don't think this helps you at all but hopefully in time, like Alan said, the majority will change colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 they change color with age if at all. shallow water in a sunny spot helps with the transaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 One of the characteristics a breeder will look for when selecting fish to breed is the time taken to colour up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_zone Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 there is some color enhancing food that you can get that have you tryed that ???.let me know if it works or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 So like what's the likely timeframe before they typically colour up? 6 Months? a Year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 So like what's the likely timeframe before they typically colour up? 6 Months? a Year? depends on the strain quality ur breeding from some only takes couple of months and some will take well over a year then some will never change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Thanks fishboi, I've got my first ever fry in a bin so it's good to know not to hold my breath waiting for them to color up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 You could give them little orange velour jumpsuits.... *dorky grin - everything looks cute in an orange velour jumpsuit* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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