I want to put a mug in my tank for my

[silver]

Hi,
You mean...good woman!!

Hey cat fish crazy,
Ya know, I was sitting here starting to research the fish you named when I realized something....why do I care what you think!? I don't!! I love my fish and they are just that, MY fish. All I saw was a picture of a violet doby which personally I think is a very ugly fish, but the fish you choose to keep are just that, YOUR choice of fish. I wish you could respect my choices as well and since you don't maybe try and just leave it alone next time I mention my Blood Parrot. You don't have to be rude to me just because you don't agree. CM doesn't agree with the making of the Blood Parrot, and he stated his opinion very nicely as I would have also. But you, you are just plain rude about it. So as far as me figuring out if you keep any fish that are dyed or inhumanely treated, forget it. Chances are 90% of the fish that we all buy are in some way mistreated somewhere down the road from there natural habitats to the LFS or in traveling, etc. I think the bottom line here is that we all treat the fish that we do buy with the up-most respect and nurture them and care for them properly. My Blood Parrot Polly is a fascinating fish that I absolutely love. I don't agree with the dying of any fish, but he was dyed and there is nothing I can do about that now. There are so many things in this world that I wish I could change or become a part in to help change, but the fact is that most things will not get better, they will continue on their paths of destruction. But I do love my fish and I treat them well. What is worse... a healthy beautiful Blood Parrot that has much room to swim and a lovely healthy home and enough food and clean water.... or an Angel that was put in a tank with agressive cichlids that have attacked his fins to where he has none, that has dingey smelly water and does not get fed properly.

Think about it *

Please respect my hobby as I will respect yours.

Silver

 

[CFC]

Silver,sorry for coming accross so rude but hybrids and dyed fish are subjects will really get my blood pressure up and blood parrots cover both subjects Of the BP i have seen most are hideously deformed in some way,most often with mouths that cannot close and no tail fins,i dont see how a fish with these deformities can be a improvement on the fish that they were spawned from,just imagine if they started breeding humans with chimps,there would be a worldwide uproar.I think you will find that the good majority of members on this forum feel more or less the same but just are not as vocal as i am.

 

[teknikz]

well after ur last post silver im very very very very very very very very sorry i said my good man....i meant woman

nah im only jokin.....if id have known u was a lady id have said my good woman

anyway......what do u been by a dyed fishy???

or am i just bein reallllyyyyyyyyyy thick hahahaha

 

[silver]

Hey tek,

Did you mean, what do I mean by a dyed fish?

Some fish are dyed for sport....pretty awful. I didn't know the Blood Parrot I wanted was died until I did some research on the net to see if he would be okay for my community tank. I went back to my LFS and told them that I couldn't buy him for obvious reasons, but you know LFS they try and make everything sound okay. I ended up buying him anyways. Not knowing a lot about fish, I didn't know that mating the Red Devil and the Severum made my Polly. There is nothing I can do about it now though. And I'm not going to just use him as feeder food because of how he came into this world. But I do DISAGREE with dying fish and if I ever buy another blood parrot I will get one of natural color. But as far as the deformities....I don't see them. I know they exist, but there are so many god awfully ugly fish out there that he sort of blends in nicely ) I still love him! And I would never had bought him if he was one of those Blood Parrots, or Discus for that matter, that are bred to have no tail. That is a hideous thing , but I've never seen either kind in any LFS here

Cat Fish Crazy...... it would be more like Apes and Monkeys!!

Silver

 

[teknikz]

omg how thick am i?

do u mean dyed as in dipped in dye

probably not but im soooooo new to all this

 

[Jamnog]

they dont actually dip them in dye they inject them with dye well the chinese do and prolly some underground weirdos areound other parts of the world. people who dont know how harmfull it is to the fish or just plain cruel people do it. i have read allot about this and it makes me angry to think of the people doing it. i think ive mentioned it before about people dying glass fish and selling them as painted or disco fish. they also do this to some catfish.