Went to chain pet store for stress coat. Stopped to look at their goldfish. In the feeder tank was a small all white fish with red fins. I am hoping he stays the same colors when he grows up.
That's so cool! Post picts!! We had one that had a red dot on one side and it stayed that way! Had it for 5 years!
hopefully he will stay that way but in reality, he probably won't. A goldie's colors don't usually stabilize until they get much larger than feeder size. But you never know!
I bet he stays the same. I have a "fancy" (paid $2.98) goldfish that has grown to be around 9" in the 3 years I've had him/her - markings are very distinctive - mostly white, splotched gold & black - and have not changed, just gotten larger. A friend gave me a minnow-sized feeder a year ago. He is now at least 6" long and his coloring did not change. He's all gold, but has white markings around his mouth.
All my feeders in the outside pond started out silver. Turned orange and black as they grew; then as they grew large turned white, eventually all white. I've also had Shuybunkins in the pond, some of the crosses have kept some of the orange. Imp
