blackmoor losing its color

[wadem]

Hi everyone. I have a blackmoor that is turning light gold in color. He shares a 49 gallon tank with another blackmoor, a gold fantail, a comet, and a calico ryukin. Water quality is good, as I do weekly large changes and vacuums. All the fish are happy, eat well, and are very active. Is this normal?

 

[jlk]

Yep, perfectly normal! He is not truebred for the black gene and I am guessing you purchased him from from a local store. He will eventually turn completetly orange (no black at all). Heres great link with some of the science behind a moor's color change and pics of what to expect.

Goldfish Color Changes

 

[wadem]

Thanks! The other one is jet black, although he has one deflated eye from a while ago, but still perfectly happy!