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SamanthaStorm Enthusiast Posts: 190 Kudos: 190 Votes: 51 Registered: 11-Nov-2004	Hey guys, could someone explain to me exactly what "dyeing" a fish is? And how to tell if a fish has been dyed? I didnt even know it existed until a few days ago? Sam
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
Sin in Style Mega Fish Posts: 1323 Kudos: 1119 Votes: 165 Registered: 03-Dec-2003	dyed fish are usually sporting unnatural colors. you can usually tell just by looking at them they are unnatural. they have a pastel look to them like fruitloop tetras or they are colors you would never see in the species.usually if you see one color fish and there are 4 other colors of the same fish...they are dyed. how they dye the fish is they dip it in acid stripping a few layers then dip them in a dye. its eqiuvalant of me giving your entire body a rug burn and rolling you around in charcoal to give you an all yr round tan.another way is to iject it with a needle in a number of areas. either way its painful and many many deaths from the treatment. this is prolly why its more expensive to buy them. oh yeah and the dye can leak out 4 months down the rd. if your at the store and you see a fish you " have to have " go home and look it up on the net. very little chance it will be gone in a couple hrs. i use to worry about this alot myself. ( if i leave it wont be here when i get back ) this is hardly ever true. i spot a fish and its there for days sometimes weeks lol. dyed fish arnt worth your money and 20 fish prolly died to make it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
SamanthaStorm Enthusiast Posts: 190 Kudos: 190 Votes: 51 Registered: 11-Nov-2004	Wow that sounds awful, im glad i havent bought any! What types of fish are usually dyed? The lady at my lfs told me that some of the tetras i was looking at were dyed. Is it just tetras or are other exposed to this also? Sam
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
Denny Fingerling Posts: 19 Kudos: 11 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jan-2005	wow, i can't believe this type of thing goes on if you're willing to buy a fish, and support the people who did it just so it can look a little nicer for you, fishkeeping should not be something for you to take up ]:\|
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
iltat Mega Fish Posts: 1076 Kudos: 1216 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Oct-2002	The most common types are Blood Parrots (When dyed, they're called Jellybean Parrots alot) and Berry Tetras (Commonly referred to as Blueberry, Strawberry, or Greenberry varieties)... Here's a natural Parrot: iltat attached this image: PM/email/msg me if you have any questions/comments regarding me or my knowledge or if you want me to read a thread.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
iltat Mega Fish Posts: 1076 Kudos: 1216 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Oct-2002	Dyed Parrots: iltat attached this image: So, as you can see, even natural Parrots are a rather "unnatural" color. Just the dyed ones are even crazier... Last edited by iltat at 02-Feb-2005 03:27[/font] PM/email/msg me if you have any questions/comments regarding me or my knowledge or if you want me to read a thread.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Here is the link to Dyed Fish. http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
ericm Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 448 Votes: 47 Registered: 21-Aug-2004	Are tetras the most common to dye? Ive seen many of those dyed before into crazy colours like pink! So how do you really know if it is infact the real colour? Do dyed fish kind of look a bit faded and washed out a bit? And I have a tri-coloured angel in my tank, would that be a natural coloured angel?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	Tetras are commonly dyed, but very commonly glass fish are died, since the colors show up so vibrantly.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	White skirt tetras are often dyed. I know I have one that has a slight blue tint that I can only belive was dyed @some point. It wasn't sold as a dyed one, I would never have bought it if I had noticed but it was a few weeks after getting them home (I have 6 WS tetras) that I noticed one looked just a bit more blue than usual. We dont need long tailed corys that can barely swim, and we don't need colored fish! ] !. It seems even good LFS's sometimes stock them ]. ^_^ [hr width='40%'] "The rain is falling down like silence in a shroud"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	I have even seen on the internet albino cories that were tatooed at the base of their tail to give them color, and of course a higher price. Poor things.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
Dolf Enthusiast Posts: 203 Kudos: 180 Votes: 46 Registered: 09-May-2004	Here we have had a recent spat of pok-a-dot gouramis. The 2 types that have shown up are pink kissing and giant gouramis that have had red spots injected into their sides. Shameful! Then there are those painted glass fish that are actually painted with flourescent acrylic. Talk about a death sentence!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56


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