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Disappearing Kohaku. Continued from Kathy P. “What is wrong with my Kohaku”?

I received a couple of fair answers to my question, but I may need to add a bit more info to the original question. First, the koi in question is only about 6 inches long and has lost all of its red in a matter of 2 1/2 months. It was shipped from Japan to California, where its first picture was taken. A mere 4 weeks later, it had lost 1/3 of its Hi or red color. In the 6 weeks that I have had it, it has been in an established pond, with plenty of algae, good sunlight, good water quality and filtration and is fed high quality food as well as brine shrimp. All of the other fish in the pond are growing well, as is this fish, although nothing amazing or anything. The other koi are all getting more color…my biggest one is only about 13-14 inches, so most are still baby’s, as is the kohaku.
I have tried changing to color enhancing food, which is working great for all the other fish, but this one looks like someone had painted on the color and it has washed off, from tail to head in a steady progression! I would not believe that it was the same fish I got 6 weeks ago if I had not witnessed it with my own eyes!
I realize that koi loose there color eventually, but it usually takes a long time before the color stabilizes, and they usually keep the stable coloration for a good while before they start loosing it. At least, from what I have been able to find in the library, on the web and from experienced koi keepers in my club, that is the normal way of things. But in this case, we are talking about a very young fish loosing all of its color. All of the other koi that we got from this dealer are progressing very nicely. The sankes underlying sumi (black) patterns are starting to come out nicely and the showa is changing, but still vibrant and show quality. That is why I thought that perhaps it was something that some kohakus do in early life, and that the Hi (red) might come back.
I appreciate the help so far, though. Unfortunately, I am already doing all of that and nothing has made the slightest difference, each day, more and more red was gone until now, it is all gone, except for a slightly pinkish hue.
I will keep looking for answers, here and elsewhere…and I will let you know if I find any answers to the question, in case someone else out there has the same experience and can get some solace in at least knowing what is going on.
Thanks. Kathy P.

I have a couple questions?

Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the car-pool lane?
Can you cry under water?
If a man alone in the woods said something would a woman still say he was wrong?
Can Bald people have Hairline fractures?
What’s the difference between a novel and a book?
How old are you before it can be said you died of old age?
If nobody buys a ticket to a movie do they still show it?
If someone owns a piece of land, do they own it all the way to the center of the earth?
If you have a cold hot pocket, is it just a pocket?
If humans evolved from monkey’s/apes, why are they still here?

Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Why is the show called unsolved mysteries? if they were solved they wouldn’t be mysteries.
Do penguins have knees?
Why is it said that an alarm clock is going off when really its coming on?
How come people tell you not to stand in front of an emergency exit when if there was an emergency surely you would run through it?
Why did Sally sell seashells on the seashore when you can just pick them up anyway?
In libraries, do they put the bible in the fiction or non-fiction section?
Why are both of Spongebob’s parents round like sea sponges while he is square like a kitchen sponge?
Does a two-humped camel store more water than a one-humped camel?
If you pamper a cow, do you get spoiled milk?
Why is it that if someone yells “duck” they are helping you, but if they yell “chicken” they are insulting you?
If the FBI breaks your door down do they have to pay for it?
If they have angel food cake on earth, do they have people food cake in heaven?
If you fart and burp at the same time, would it make a vacuum in your tummy?
Do they call a fortune teller who cant see a “blind seer”?
Why do you put two cents in when its only a penny for your thoughts?
Can you cry underwater?
You know the signs on restaurant doors? No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service? what if someone goes in with No Pants? Would the restaurant still have to serve them?
If an African elephant comes to America, is it an African-American elephant?
Why doesn’t flavored gum turn your mouth that color?
If a doctor suddenly died while doing surgery, would the other doctors work on the doctor or the patient?
Why do we sing “Rock a bye baby” to lull our little ones to sleep when the song is about putting your baby in a tree and letting the wind crash the cradle to the ground?
Why do we say we’re head over heels when we’re happy? Isn’t that the way we normally are?
If the Wicked Witch of the West melts in water… how did she ever bathe?
If bald people work as chefs in a restaurant,do they have to wear hairnets?
Why do sleeping pills have warning labels that state :’Caution: May Cause Drowsiness?
Do nudists have pin-ups of people with clothes on?
How can Darth Vader breathe and talk at the same time?
If there’s a wheelchair-bound comedian, is it still called “stand-up”?
When the French swear do they say pardon my English?
Do people who use sign language see little hands in their head when they think about what somebody said, or do they hear the words in their head?
How did Walt Disney figure out how to make people pay to stand in lines all day?
Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?
Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Why do they call someone “late” if they died early?
Why are the adjectives ‘fast as’ and ‘slow as’ often used in conjunction with hell, is hell slow or fast?
If the serving size on a can of soda is one can, then why is the serving size on the little can one can, too? Wouldn’t the little cans be 2 cans?
If a king is gay and marries another guy what is that guy to the royal family?
Why are red buttons always the most important?
How is chess considered a sport?
Why is it when your sleeping it`s called drool but when your awake its called spit?
If a hermaphrodite got sent to a certain gender prison, which one would it get sent to?
If a teacher were to teach a younger grade than they were teaching before, would they be “degraded”?
If you get chemo-therapy do you lose your pubic hairs?
Would you die if you didn’t pee?
Why does every Abraham Lincoln impersonator sound the same, even though there are no known audio recordings of the man?
How’s come people tell you to stay a kid for as long as you can. Yet the moment you do anything childish or immature they tell you to grow up.
Why does the Easter bunny carry eggs? Rabbits don’t lay eggs.
When Atheists go to Court, they can’t swear on the bible, can they?
If marbles are not made of marble, why are they called marbles?
If you dig a hole through the center of the earth, come out on the other side, and then let go, would you be falling down or floating up?
Could you be a closet claustrophobic?
Could some

Help on forcefeeding my fish?

My platy has had wastings disease for a couple of weeks and hasn’t eaten anything since she got it. I’ve been trying to force feed her some baby brine shrimp with an eyedropper by holding her gently (in the water, of course), and squirting it into her mouth, but she spits it back out.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Constipated Betta?

My female betta was over fed a couple of times.

She got bloated ( I don’t think it’s dropsy though) and has after a couple of days she got a poop lodged half way out.

It’s still there a couple of days later and she is not acting herself, staying stationary.

I assume the problem is that she is constipated.

What do you suggest? Would brine shrimp help, baby or adult?
She has not seen or been around a male.
She has been fasted since she blew up

there are no experts here?
It isn’t camallanus; the poop is still there. I tried frozen BBS and she did not even look at it so she isn’t eating. She seems smaller but it could just be not eating. The temp is perfect. thx

a couple of biology questions please help me???!?!?!?

1. What name did the incas give the mountain lion?
2. What do enchidna’s eat?
3. How many babies does a Tasmanian devil have at first?
4. Where do sun bears like to make their homes?
5. What is a polar bears faviorte food?
6.What does the word “hippopotamus” mean?
7.The head male and female wolves of a pack are called what?
8. What type of monkey has a cheek pouch?
9. What was the name of the zoo’s orangutan escape artist?
10.What is an okapi related to?
11.What do giant pandas eat?
12.What is the main mode of movement for a siamang?
13. How are leopards different from ofther large cats?
14. What do you look at to tell the difference between a seal and sea lion?