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RustyBlade    Mega Fish Posts: 987 Kudos: 1667 Votes: 391 Registered: 23-Apr-2003   | If you do buy this poor creature then don't expect it to live beyond a year  Blueberry oscars have been made that way by living in water saturated with dye, fed foods that are soaked in dye and hormones and also injected with dye through a hypodermic needle  Not something that any true fish lover wants to have any part of  |
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littlemousling     Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003  | Plus buying dyed fish supports the practice - to dye fish like oscars, they're dipped in acid and then dye. So, not exactly a business plan people generally want to support. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com! |
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| inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003  | Dyed fish are very stressed, and the color fades in time. Usually the fish will have premature death and often times wont last long at all. The slime coat is usually very damaged, so the fish is open to diseases, esp ich and body fungus. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03 | |
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004 | what would be the disavantage of him being dyed? |
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| Jimmy22 Fish Addict Posts: 582 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Jun-2003 | one way to tell would be to grab it and fell if its slimy if it is then its not dyed. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03 | |
| BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004 | how can i tell if he was dyed? |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03 | |
| inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003 | Really depends, if it isnt dyed, its pretty rare, just like solid yellow oscars. You cant really tell if it is or not by just looking at it, unless it shows some dead give away signs. |
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| Jimmy22 Fish Addict Posts: 582 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Jun-2003 | Iv seen one of these in a book. undyed and a sky blue colour very rare indeed. |
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| ceridwen Enthusiast Posts: 270 Kudos: 296 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Aug-2003 | They are just dyed albino oscars. Personally - I'd stay away from them. The only reason they are 'rare' is because a) high mortality rate and b) they're dyed and being boycotted. |
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