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I have 6 fish born in my pond One Comet always been red /white. But I have 5 all 3/5 year old. They are still black with one having a hint that it may be changing colour. Is this natural
going on my 10th year and I have gf born 9 years ago that are still black. After the 'herd' grew up over the first couple of years (100 gf), I had almost 30% black, 30% oj, 20% shubunkin and 20% white. Now, I only have a handful of the original black ones left and they're all over 8". I rather like seeing the black ones mixing with the other colors. I've found they'll change either very quickly or over a season, gradually turning golden from the bottom up. I actually wish some would STAY in this half-morph stage as I like the black/oj combo--adds more variety.
I didn't used to like my black gf as there were too many but now, they set off the others nicely. I only have comets and shubunkins, nothing fancy like ranchu. Seems like you might get some deals from your breeder, then, hey?
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