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why did my shubunkin goldfish turn white2007-11-24 23:43:08Answers:

Some color changs as the fish matures is normal, however, if the goldfish was once black and has turned orange or was once orange and is turning white it could be that the fish has been kept indoors and without full sunlight. (which would be the case if you had a tank in the house). The fish is suffering from pigment loss in the skin. Red Capped Orandas are famous for losing the red cap. Orange comets are famous for turning white. You should however make sure that the cause isn't disease by tanking a sample of water to your pet store for testing, keeping an eye on the fish to see if he is acting oddly and making sure that his scales are lying as smoothly as all the others.

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the food you are feeding it turned it white

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Because it is old.

My best friend has a goldfish. She's had him for 15 years. He was orange now he pure white with old age.

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well did you leave it in the dark because if you leave a shububkin goldfish in the dark for 10 hours it starts to turn white same thing happened to mine

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Have the eyes turned big, has the goldfish got black spots too? If both are yes, it's not good but left untreated can kill. See/ask your local vet about medicine for your little fishy.

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gold fish are effected by the amount of sunlight they are exposed to. Goldfish and many other animals change color in response to light levels. Pigment production in response to light is something we're all familiar with, since this is the basis for a suntan. Fish have cells called chromatophores that produce the pigments that give coloration or reflect light. The color of a fish is determined in part by which pigments are in the cells (there are several colors), how many pigment molecules there are, and whether the pigment is clustered inside the cell or is distributed throughout the cytoplasm.