Regular Member OldHag Posted December 30, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2007 Just wanna show you some pics of scales. My Fish King Angus lost some scales when he was brought inside for winter, he didn't like the smaller home... The wound is healing now and it looks like 3 white scales are growing out. Will they stay white? I also wanted to post a pic of Angus son Brownie. He has always had strange scales on his sides, but my son said to me that they are growing backwards. Could that be the truth!? It certainly looks like it! Brownies son Finfin has not inherited these scale deformities, he looks normal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted December 30, 2007 Admin Share Posted December 30, 2007 My Konigin did the same thing with her scales messed up on one side but doesn't effect the fish at all, as for the other fish scales coming back to orange color maybe, sometimes when fish have a scale that gets infected it doesn't come back the same color again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tosakin in Oz Posted December 30, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 30, 2007 I've heard that in japan, they remove the orange scales that grow on the bodies of juvenile Jikins so that they grow back white to fit in with their standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted December 30, 2007 Admin Share Posted December 30, 2007 yes they do, kinda mean in my opinion.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Halloween Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I have a chocolate Oranda that grew back jet black scales after she lost a couple of her originals. She's had them for nearly a whole year now. They might stay white for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dickey_moe Posted December 31, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 31, 2007 Brownie's scales look a little like mirror scales. Could Brownie have been injured somehow? I was thinking it could be scarring too. Glurp lost a scale and it came in darker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member OldHag Posted December 31, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 31, 2007 Well, Brownie looked like that when I brought him inside from pond. It is the same on both sides. I always say it looks like he was caught by an animal or a bird... but I seriously don't know, and I don't wanna think like that. But it sure looks like the scales grow backwards, and he often get injuries now, when he's chasing a female for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member claire_uk Posted December 31, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 31, 2007 My Mysti lost some scales during breeding in the spring/summer this year and they have grown back like a yellow/white colour. Shes fine, sometimes if i look quickly at her i think that they are not there, but they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Quasi Posted January 2, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 2, 2008 My Sarge had an injury during transport and the scales that have regrown are white. I thought at first that it didn't heal, untill a close look revealed the white scales. It looks strange but the scales are not bothering him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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