Effects of Color Enhancing Food

[Tim C]

Howdy folks. I sent pics out to some of my friends the other day. Dick came back with the comment 'Looks like a Showa is turning into a nice Shiro' I had to smile obviously. Not because this was true, but because I screwed up a nice Shiro by playing with Color Enhancing food a couple seasons back.

Not the best pictures - but you can see where the secondary beni has popped up on the head and tube. Will the eventually go away or is this something I should just chalk up to yet another mistake?

[HEADACHE6]

Tim , had the samething happen to a nice Shiro of mine . Do you remember the breeder of yours ?

I sold mine last summer for less then half what I paid for her . The plan is to go over to the new owners pond and if the Hi has gone down , go back later a steal her !

Note To Self : "Stop Buying Tosai !"

[Tim C]

Quote: Originally Posted by HEADACHE6 Tim , had the samething happen to a nice Shiro of mine . Do you remember the breeder of yours ? I sold mine last summer for less then half what I paid for her . The plan is to go over to the new owners pond and if the Hi has gone down , go back later a steal her ! Note To Self : "Stop Buying Tosai !"

Omasaka brother. I fear I might keep her just to remind me

[KoiCop]

Ouch!

Hard way to learn a lesson.

[Tim C]

Quote: Originally Posted by KoiCop Ouch! Hard way to learn a lesson.

True dat - and I had high hopes for her

[kntry]

Tim, are you sure it was the color enhancing food or genetics or water quality?

[Tim C]

Quote: Originally Posted by kntry Tim, are you sure it was the color enhancing food or genetics or water quality?

Purty sure it was the color enhancing food my darlin. It happened pretty quick

[Bob Hart]

Tim,

I had the same thing happen to me, changed the food back to something with less colour enhancer and the secondary Hi went away. Well worth a try.
My Omosako Shiro was 75cm, so if spoiled for life, would have been a big issue for me!!!

I'm just pleased to have her back as she once was.

[Eugeneg]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim C Purty sure it was the color enhancing food my darlin. It happened pretty quick

I do not use any color enhancing food but an utsuri of mine became a poor showa and it happened very quick . I do not think that color enhancing food will not bring out anything that is not there in the first place . Probably the breeder was trying to improve the confirmation on his showas and it was only when the fish came out of the mud pond a nisai that it showed up .
Regards
Eugene

[jnorth]

I'm guessing one of the parents was showa. Color enhancing food will make the white yellow but I don't think its going to have much impact on secondary hi appearing (which can appear pretty fast).