What Is This Fish

[robinsok]

Saw these in a tank at a school i was working at last week, and they are really neat, i think this is the right picture of the fish i saw. They follow you when you walk by and look at you when you come close. Does this sound right? Can someone tell me what they are and maybe where to buy them?

 

[*Fishkies*]

to the forum!


Check your LFS (local fish store) first to see what they have.

To me the fish looks like a Blood Parrot Fish.

 

[Waterbox]

Yeah my biology teacher in high school had one. If you shot a laser pointer into the tank he would instantly go nuts and try to eat the red dot.

 

[kewskills]

Welcome to the forum
i cant see the pic its just a red cross to me, as everyone else can see it must be my browser here

 

[lilmisshertz]

I agree, i think its a blood parrot fish

 

[kewskills]

ah i see the new image, i agree

 

[Miss Wiggle]

yup parrots are lovely fish, fantastic personalities.

quite boisterous and get fairly large though so not for community tanks, do well with medium-large sem aggressive cichlids and that sort of thing.

be careful though they are very often dyed, DO NOT buy them if they are pink/blue/purple/yello or any of the other fancy dyed colours, it's a terribly crule practice

 

[parrot_2]

yup parrots are lovely fish, fantastic personalities.

quite boisterous and get fairly large though so not for community tanks, do well with medium-large sem aggressive cichlids and that sort of thing.

be careful though they are very often dyed, DO NOT buy them if they are pink/blue/purple/yello or any of the other fancy dyed colours, it's a terribly crule practice

Hi I am new to this forum,just read this post on parrot fish. I have recently brought a pink parrot fish, the man who sold me the parrot fish said that the fish will go orange when it matures. Just wondered if you think that the fish has been dyed and how they do this( dare i ask).
Thanks in advance for anyone who answers my questions.

 

[archamfr]

is it pink pink or like an orangey pink?

 

[parrot_2]

My parrot fish is a fluorescent pink colour with a orange nose, i know there is alot of controversy around the fish.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

yes it has been dyed, it is likely the dye will wear off and it'll go back to it's natural colour of orange, the dying process is also likely to have weakened the fish, you may find him struggling with diseases regularly or not reahing a decent size.

here is some info on dyed fish, i warn you though it's not pleasant reading, but it's not a pleasant process at all, hundreds of parrots will have died to get the few pink ones you saw to the store. if you own one you owe it to those who died to make yourself familiar with the process at least.

http/www.deathbydyeing.org/

 

[lilmisshertz]

yes it has been dyed, it is likely the dye will wear off and it'll go back to it's natural colour of orange, the dying process is also likely to have weakened the fish, you may find him struggling with diseases regularly or not reahing a decent size.

here is some info on dyed fish, i warn you though it's not pleasant reading, but it's not a pleasant process at all, hundreds of parrots will have died to get the few pink ones you saw to the store. if you own one you owe it to those who died to make yourself familiar with the process at least.

http/www.deathbydyeing.org/

What a moving, horrific read. I knew fish wew dyed, but I never knew how common it seems to be, and what is the actual process! Thanks Miss wiggle for pointing that website out. Im printing it out and taking it to my LFS.
Should betta's be all different colours? I've read their usually a greeny colour. If this is the case, would all other bettas which are of different colours, have been dyed?
Picture i found of a wild betta:

 

[Miss Wiggle]

no bettas are not commonly dyed, the colours are colour morphs created by selective breeding, as are the tail types

that's not to say there are never dyed betta's, it's entirley possible but i've certainly never seen one and as such fancy colours can be easily found now it would seem pointless to dye them

 

[paul_219]

Its a red blood parrot fish.