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Why do goldfish fade and how to prevent them from fading

Anyuan
Practicing veterinary physician
Generally speaking, there are two reasons for the fading of goldfish, one is the genetic reasons of goldfish itself, the other is the influence of the acquired feeding environment. From birth to old age and death, the body color of goldfish is changing. From childhood to prime of life, the color is gradually bright, and after old age, the color will be dim. In addition, in the process of feeding, light, nutrition, water temperature and so on will affect the body color of goldfish. When feeding, feeding with color-enhancing baits and using color-enhancing lights can make goldfish more colorful.
Why do goldfish fade and how to prevent them from fading

1. why do goldfish fade

? The fading of goldfish itself is a natural situation. From birth to the prime of life, the body color of goldfish will become more and more gorgeous, and the color will become dim after old age. This is a very natural phenomenon. In addition, goldfish will fade because of insufficient light, too low or too high water temperature, malnutrition, insufficient oxygen in the water and other reasons.

2. How to prevent goldfish from fading

1. To prevent goldfish from fading, proper illumination is very important. Illumination can increase the body color cells of goldfish, thus making the color more gorgeous.

2. The water temperature should not be too low or too high. The most suitable water temperature for goldfish to grow is 22-24 ℃, and the fastest water temperature for discoloration is 28-30 ℃. When the water temperature is high in summer, it can be properly fed with feed that can increase body color.

3. When the dissolved oxygen in the water is more than 3 mg per liter, the goldfish will color quickly, and when the dissolved oxygen is less than 1 mg per liter, it will fade easily.

4. Attention should also be paid to the nutrition of feeding. Malnourished goldfish are easy to fade.

5. Use color enhancement lights. The use of color enhancement lights can make goldfish look more beautiful, which is one of the reasons why many people buy goldfish from the market and find that the color is not as good as when they buy it.

6. Feeding pigmentation feed, regularly feeding goldfish with some pigmentation feed containing zeaxanthin and carotene can also make goldfish more colorful and avoid fading.

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