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kat and james
Fishaholic
do you mean dyed fish (fish that have been injected with colour to make them "more interesting"?? 
kat and james
Fishaholic
they do lose their colour eventually. but why would you want to buy some, the methods they go through to make the fish coloured is really awful, and stressful for the fish, and by buying some of these coloured fish you are only endorsing the practice!!
jungle king
Fish Fanatic
basically if a fish is dyed there not fit fish anymore. best thing to do is not to buy them and get your other fish even better find a better fish store that don't have dyed fish
jungle king
Fish Fanatic
This is an artical taken of badmans fish site the authers name is in it
Painted Glass Fish and Other Questionable Practices.
By Cecilia Chen, A.K.A. Pandora
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It is sad what kinds of things are done in the pet trade to make a little extra money.
The most egregious of these practices is probably the injection of color into fish like Parambassis baculis (or Chandra ranga), the painted glass "tetra" (it is actually in the perch family). These fish have naturally transparent bodies, and some shady fish suppliers take advantage of this fact and inject fluorescent paint into their bodies in an effort to make them more attractive to unsuspecting consumers. These consumers are then convinced that these forms are natural color morphs, bring them back home, and then wonder why their fish are dying. To this day, I have yet to see a single painted glass fish that didn't have some signs of ich or fin rot... they are often dipped in a caustic agent to remove/prevent regeneration of their stress coat, their number one line of defense against disease (getting rid of the stress coat makes them retain the irritating paint longer in their bodies, but it will eventually fade in time, if the fish don't die of disease first). "Fruit loop" tetras, some colored botias, and a few other fish are also artificially dyed or injected in the same manner, so consumer beware. These are not to be confused with fish which have naturally outrageously colored bodies, such as neon tetras, cardinal tetras, glolite tetras, green tiger barbs, bettas, and many others.
Painted Glassfish
courtesy ofFish2U.com
So called "fruit loop" tetras
"Questionable practices" also includes some breeding practices that push fish into really unusual, unnatural body forms...some extra long finned varieties can hardly swim, roly-poly pot-bellied varieties are prone to digestive disorders and many specialized breeds are no longer nearly as hardy as their wild ancestors and have frequent genetic defects (such as spinal curving, partial blindness, infertility and lowered immunity) because they have been inbred so much.
Of course, almost all the fish we keep are no longer wild caught (probably a good thing, considering how delicate some of their natural environments are) and most are genetically manipulated to create fancy forms and bright colors, but there is a difference between a conscientious breeding program to produce a variety of a certain color pattern, or slightly longer fins, and a program which creates a severely deformed body shape that interferes with how a fish lives on a day to day basis. My friend, for example, has a large 10 year old lionhead goldfish with a huge growth on its head which is increasing in size as it ages. It has gotten to the point where it has grown completely over its eyes and it can no longer see to eat, and it is slowly starving to death because of this (some lionheads with less developed growths do not have to succumb to this fate). Other extreme examples include blood parrot cichlids, which are actually the artificial hybrid of 3 cichlid species, often dyed with red coloration, and butterfly discus, which are bred not to have tails (this makes it very difficult for them to swim).
A beautiful "natural" Glassfish
from an "illustrated encyclopedia of Aquarium fish"
There is a reason why evolution pushes for certain body shapes and structures, eliminating others--we should try and appreciate fish not for the gaudiness we can create, but for their natural beauty which combines form so well with function.
Anyway... this is just a quick comment to inform people of what's going on, not to criticize anyone who owns these fish--the types you decide to buy are your own business. Obviously, the home aquarium is sheltered and very different from the wild environments the ancestors of these fish came from, and should accordingly be treated differently. The level of modification we each think is OK is a personal choice... I am not a purist who is pushing for everyone to keep all goldfish that look like carp or all dogs that look like wolves. Whatever fish you get, "doctored" or not, please do some background research on their care and behavior. What's done is done... don't feel bad if you own "politically incorrect fish".. just do all you can to learn about their care now, and try not to support the practices that deformed them to begin with in the future.
Cecilia, AKA Pandora
Painted Glass Fish and Other Questionable Practices.
By Cecilia Chen, A.K.A. Pandora
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It is sad what kinds of things are done in the pet trade to make a little extra money.
The most egregious of these practices is probably the injection of color into fish like Parambassis baculis (or Chandra ranga), the painted glass "tetra" (it is actually in the perch family). These fish have naturally transparent bodies, and some shady fish suppliers take advantage of this fact and inject fluorescent paint into their bodies in an effort to make them more attractive to unsuspecting consumers. These consumers are then convinced that these forms are natural color morphs, bring them back home, and then wonder why their fish are dying. To this day, I have yet to see a single painted glass fish that didn't have some signs of ich or fin rot... they are often dipped in a caustic agent to remove/prevent regeneration of their stress coat, their number one line of defense against disease (getting rid of the stress coat makes them retain the irritating paint longer in their bodies, but it will eventually fade in time, if the fish don't die of disease first). "Fruit loop" tetras, some colored botias, and a few other fish are also artificially dyed or injected in the same manner, so consumer beware. These are not to be confused with fish which have naturally outrageously colored bodies, such as neon tetras, cardinal tetras, glolite tetras, green tiger barbs, bettas, and many others.
Painted Glassfish
courtesy ofFish2U.com
So called "fruit loop" tetras
"Questionable practices" also includes some breeding practices that push fish into really unusual, unnatural body forms...some extra long finned varieties can hardly swim, roly-poly pot-bellied varieties are prone to digestive disorders and many specialized breeds are no longer nearly as hardy as their wild ancestors and have frequent genetic defects (such as spinal curving, partial blindness, infertility and lowered immunity) because they have been inbred so much.
Of course, almost all the fish we keep are no longer wild caught (probably a good thing, considering how delicate some of their natural environments are) and most are genetically manipulated to create fancy forms and bright colors, but there is a difference between a conscientious breeding program to produce a variety of a certain color pattern, or slightly longer fins, and a program which creates a severely deformed body shape that interferes with how a fish lives on a day to day basis. My friend, for example, has a large 10 year old lionhead goldfish with a huge growth on its head which is increasing in size as it ages. It has gotten to the point where it has grown completely over its eyes and it can no longer see to eat, and it is slowly starving to death because of this (some lionheads with less developed growths do not have to succumb to this fate). Other extreme examples include blood parrot cichlids, which are actually the artificial hybrid of 3 cichlid species, often dyed with red coloration, and butterfly discus, which are bred not to have tails (this makes it very difficult for them to swim).
A beautiful "natural" Glassfish
from an "illustrated encyclopedia of Aquarium fish"
There is a reason why evolution pushes for certain body shapes and structures, eliminating others--we should try and appreciate fish not for the gaudiness we can create, but for their natural beauty which combines form so well with function.
Anyway... this is just a quick comment to inform people of what's going on, not to criticize anyone who owns these fish--the types you decide to buy are your own business. Obviously, the home aquarium is sheltered and very different from the wild environments the ancestors of these fish came from, and should accordingly be treated differently. The level of modification we each think is OK is a personal choice... I am not a purist who is pushing for everyone to keep all goldfish that look like carp or all dogs that look like wolves. Whatever fish you get, "doctored" or not, please do some background research on their care and behavior. What's done is done... don't feel bad if you own "politically incorrect fish".. just do all you can to learn about their care now, and try not to support the practices that deformed them to begin with in the future.
Cecilia, AKA Pandora
kat and james
Fishaholic
there has been many discussions on this forum regarding these fish, it really isnt' very nice at all, the fish are literally injected with the colour, the injecting can pass diseases to the fish and all sorts. they do this to parrot fish also, but these guys are dumped in something that strips their slime coat and then they can take on the colour!
you really shouldn't buy any, if you want colourful fish there are plenty of others around!!! your lfs really shouldn't be selling them, it shows a total lack of care and respect for the fish, and i wouldn't trust them as a stockist, as you need good advice about which fish are the best ones for your tank and the tank mates!!
you really shouldn't buy any, if you want colourful fish there are plenty of others around!!! your lfs really shouldn't be selling them, it shows a total lack of care and respect for the fish, and i wouldn't trust them as a stockist, as you need good advice about which fish are the best ones for your tank and the tank mates!!
kat and james
Fishaholic
well it depends on what you already have, if anything at all. if you want a brightly coloured tank, then a cichlid set up would be great, those guys are absolutely gorgeous, there are some pics here
http
/images.google.co.uk/images?q=cichli...b=ii&oi=imagest
if you want a bit of a challenge (as apparently they are a little more difficult to keep) and have a healthy wallet then a discus set up could be really colourful there are some more pics here..
http/images.google.co.uk/images?q=cichli...b=ii&oi=imagest
even if you decide to go for a tropical community set up (which is what i have), then you can have all sorts of things in there.. there are many variety of loaches which are gorgeous.. you could have bala sharks
and rams are really colourful also!!
even if you went with goldfish you could have a really colourful set up!!
hope that helps!!
what do you think
http
/images.google.co.uk/images?q=cichli...b=ii&oi=imagestif you want a bit of a challenge (as apparently they are a little more difficult to keep) and have a healthy wallet then a discus set up could be really colourful there are some more pics here..
http
/images.google.co.uk/images?q=cichli...b=ii&oi=imagesteven if you decide to go for a tropical community set up (which is what i have), then you can have all sorts of things in there.. there are many variety of loaches which are gorgeous.. you could have bala sharks
and rams are really colourful also!!
even if you went with goldfish you could have a really colourful set up!!
hope that helps!!
what do you think
yes but goldfish are coldwater im going now im not gettin glass fish ill c wat there is ill let u know l8r bye
yes but goldfish are coldwater im going now im not gettin glass fish ill c wat there is ill let u know l8r bye
yes but goldfish are coldwater im going now im not gettin glass fish ill c wat there is ill let u know l8r bye
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