My orange fantail has faded out to a nasty looking white! It ain't pretty. It doesn't look like this is supposed to happen. I realize that fish turn color naturally, but this time it doesn't look natural at all. He's almost see through. He isn't turning the pretty white of my Oranda's. I'm very scared for him.

He is the first fish I got and he's still young (less than 2 inches without tails). My little "Finn" (ya.. i know.. very original...) seems to be acting ok, but... I'm very worried.

I'm wondering if is could be the light or what other reasons could it be? Could it be the water? Please let me know if you know what might cause this (if it isn't just a natural thing.. and I really don't think it is....) I'm runniing to the store to get a nitrate test and something to bring the PH down a bit.. any ideas other than that.

He used to be in a different tank in a different room and it had a regular incandescant light. The 10 gallon he's in now has a florescent. Should I switch to a special full spectrum light? would that help?
Ammonia Level 0
Nitrite Level? unknown
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Ph Level? 7.9
Ph Level out of the Tap? unknown
Tank size(How many Gals) and How long has it been running? 10 gallon. 2 months
What kind of Filtration? Unsubmersed, charcoal filter
How often do you change the water and how much? 30% every 2 weeks
What kind of Water additives or conditioners? AquaSafe
Any Medications add to the tank? No
How many fish in the tank and there size? Little Finn and Peepers (Black Moor just slightly larger (maybe 2 inches) I'll get them bigger tanks as they grow...
Add any new fish to the tank? They've been together 2 months+ and this color change has all happend in the last 2 weeks
What do you feed your fish? flakes and some sinking pellets. Started adding broccoli/peas once a week. But they're too small for the peas.. they like the broccoli better
Any unusual findings on the fish? Such as "grains of salt", bloody streaks, frayed fins, fungus? None at all
Any unusual behavior? Like staying at the bottom, not eating, ect..? Nope. quite active...

HI.I dont know if finn is sick, but my little Peewee [tiny moor], has been going through the same ordeal, although he is not turning transparent. he was all black , and now he is a pale orange, with only black lips. He's so ugly he's cute. All of my water parameters are great, and noone is sick or acting funny. They say some time goldfish just turn colors, be it from age , or from the food. There is a certain kind of flake that has an ingriedient that will change the color. I can't remember the name, but it is on one of theseposts on this site .maybe some of these thoughts may be helpful.