Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / November 2004

I have 1 common goldfish that I have had for 7 years, as of next week.
He was a 1" feeder when I got him and is now 5" long.  He is all orange
with a sprinkling of white or clear scales.  I have noticed over the
past couple of years that he has more white/clear scales then when he
was younger.  It's not a remarkable number, maybe only a dozen or so.
He's healthy as a horse and his water quality is good.  He gets a 25%
water change with gravel vacuuming once a week.  Is it normal for
goldfish to lose pigment in their scales, possibly the fish equivalent
to "going gray"?

Sunshyn