Goldfish young still black!?

[Relic]

Waiting for black goldfish to become "normal" in coloration is a lot like waiting for teenagers to become human again. It seems to take forever, occasionally never happens, but usually happens almost unexpectedly when least expected. Thankfully, I only had one to wait for. (Human, not fish.)

 

[Souper09]

Good morning!
We have some volunteer fish that have grown this summer to nearly the size of an adult man's thumb. Some of them have begun to show signs of the typical goldfish orange hues, but others are still black as coal.
Our fish are just comet and feeder fish mutts. Nothing special. What's the longest you folks have seen younguns keep their dark colors? I'm just surprised they haven't all turned yet.

Easily six months, had four comets and two of them took forever to change, by the spring I could spot them

 

[brokensword]

got some 8 years old and counting that have never changed and every year, get a convert. I used to not like the all dark ones as I had too many but now, mixed among the goldies and koi, they actually add to the miasma by popping out against all that color!

 

[Mmathis]

Personally, I like the darker fish, but they always change, sooner or later.

 

[Faebinder]

Waiting for black goldfish to become "normal" in coloration is a lot like waiting for teenagers to become human again. It seems to take forever, occasionally never happens, but usually happens almost unexpectedly when least expected. Thankfully, I only had one to wait for. (Human, not fish.)

Very deep.