Oranda Fin Color changed.
- Thread starter kain
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This is normal. Goldfish colors aren't stable until they're a year or more. Especially black- unless they are from calico parents, black patches on young goldfish will disappear 99% of the time.
Your little guy looks healthy, though. And very cute.
Your little guy looks healthy, though. And very cute.
normal.
i bought an orange oranda about a month ago, now all its fins are black. surprise! my 3 yr old black moor? almost totally orange, and with a white belly! actually, the first picture of your oranda is almost exactly what my 'black' moor looks like now. only black on the tips of his fins.
i bought an orange oranda about a month ago, now all its fins are black. surprise! my 3 yr old black moor? almost totally orange, and with a white belly! actually, the first picture of your oranda is almost exactly what my 'black' moor looks like now. only black on the tips of his fins.
ya it sucks, I bought a chocolate oranda before, and now he is 100% orange 
My red/white oranda and calico fantail are the only ones to stay there own color.
My red/white oranda and calico fantail are the only ones to stay there own color.
Never buy a goldie for it's color. Even fully adult fish can change colors on a dime. I have a lavender/chocolate butterfly that is ever so slowly losing all it's "chocolate" in the same tank as a chocolate broadtail, who's choco is getting stronger, and covering more of his chest. Same food, same lights, same water. I really just think it's up to their mood some times...
I want a blue oranda in hopes it will stay blue. I saw a 6-7" at petland for 40$ but I didnt have the space for it when I saw it. I hope those stay blue cause I want one. I also want a black moore but key word being BLACK. I guess the imported specially breed or pure breds stay black but cost a pretty penny.
Take it from someone who has put up ALOT of money on goldfish, the pricier ones don't stay any truer to color than the ones you find in the petstore. In terms of black, hard water and strong sunlight, along with an avoidance of color enhancing foods are supposed to help maintain it, but in the end, it still rests mainly with genetics. Blues, browns, purples, are supposedly based on the genes responsible for black, which is unstable enough as it is, so they are all also relatively unstable. In the end, most of your goldies will end up exactly that, or white unless they are calicos.
the best chance you have of getting fish that will stay true to color is to buy from a reputable breeder.
they will use older fish when line breeding for certain characteristics like black in black moors and the red/white color in jikins. so you will have a much, much higher chance of getting an adult fish with the color you want. a good breeder with years of experience should also be able to explain which of their young fish are the most promising.
i'm not affiliated with him at all, but steve over at raingarden.us has been great for me. he has lots of experience with breeding for fish that stay true to color and have great conformation. many people also like the fish from goldfishconnection.com - they're from excellent lineage as well, and are usually sold as adults.
they will use older fish when line breeding for certain characteristics like black in black moors and the red/white color in jikins. so you will have a much, much higher chance of getting an adult fish with the color you want. a good breeder with years of experience should also be able to explain which of their young fish are the most promising.
i'm not affiliated with him at all, but steve over at raingarden.us has been great for me. he has lots of experience with breeding for fish that stay true to color and have great conformation. many people also like the fish from goldfishconnection.com - they're from excellent lineage as well, and are usually sold as adults.