Hannah Parker Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Hi everyone, I recently went through a bout of dropsy with one of my 3 goldfish. I’m not really sure what caused it, but I treated it for about 3 weeks with mixing Metroplex in the food, and cured it because I caught it early. My question today is, he has continued to change color drastically since he’s been sick. His behavior is perfectly back to normal, as is his appetite. But he keeps changing color more everyday. When I first got him, he was a very dull brown/brass color. Then he became the bright gold/orange that you see in the later pictures. But, since he’s been sick he had been becoming more brown everyday, with the splotches you see on his body and fins. Will this keep happening? Will he ever go back to normal? Thank you all for any advice. baby pic: current pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darax Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I'd triple check ammonia levels. I gave my common goldfish had a rough start. After he had a bout with finrot it took some time for his scales to stop coming in dark. His fins never went back to gold, but for awhile they had black and red streaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Parker Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 9:09 PM, Darax said: I'd triple check ammonia levels. I gave my common goldfish had a rough start. After he had a bout with finrot it took some time for his scales to stop coming in dark. His fins never went back to gold, but for awhile they had black and red streaks. Thank you for your advice! All parameters have been consistently fine, and his 2 other goldfish tankmates have been as well. One of them is a baby and has been thriving. I can’t figure out why it’s only him showing trauma 😞 His fins started looking tattered when he got sick; I believe the white clouds were nipping his fins while he was laying there for days. They have started to grow back slowly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darax Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 That's a cool looking fish in the second shot. Looks like something that should go viral with a caption contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) Young goldfish start off a brass or brown colour as they get older they will dramatically change colour it's nothing to worry about if you buy young goldfish you can't guarantee what colour they will be @Hannah Parker Edited February 15, 2023 by Colu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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