Painted Glass Tetras...

[Brinny-chan]

Are these actually dyed fish or is that just their name?

I've heard of and seen the poor "Painted Glass Fish" but not tetras; they're pretty big and in nice shades of pink, etc at the pet store.

I really don't support stores that carry dyed fish, it's so cruel. I was just curious if these are actually painted. I've heard of some fish with "painted" in their name that is actually all natural.

 

[Igor The Cat]

they are dyed.

cheers

-Java

 

[Endl98]

you mean they are DIED.

 

[Igor The Cat]

hahaha, bad pun....but ive found that all dyed fish seem to have an eeriness about there colour. it looks like the colour isnt on there skin but inside.

cheers

-Java

 

[Endl98]

yes very bad...........

but ive been seeing more of these painted fish. not just tetras. some larger fish. blood parrots and some others but its so bad looking. some even after a while the colors start to blend like a old tatoo.

 

[Zman16]

Yeah its sad. The only pet stores around here are the ones that sell these fish. I only see the painted glass, but I see alot of them...

 

[MissFishy]

Yes, they are dyed fish. In order to "dye" a fish, they place it on a cutting board out of water and inject it with the color, then toss them back in the water. 80% die soon afterwards, the other 20% usually don't live very long either. Please don't buy a "painted" fish. I've seen the pet stores around here do it to glass fish, parrot fish, and those white long finned ones that they call "mixed-fruit tetras." Surprisingly I haven't seen any painted kisser fish? Personally I think they're kind of boring looking and I'm surprised I've never seen a dyed one.

 

[TheFighterFish]

Recently my lfs has started stocking them. I couldn't believe it when I first saw the little things. And he put the stock in the place with the most attractive fish. This way, I think he can sell them to the overzealous newbies.

 

[f8fan]

Here's a list on commonly painted/dyed/juiced fish. *thumbsdow *thumbsdow
Death by Dyeing.org - Shades of death

 

[Limi310]

The picture of the polka-dot gourami on that page is heinous

 

[f8fan]

The picture of the polka-dot gourami on that page is heinous

Yah, I actually saw one like that at the mall pet store about a year ago, it kinda stops you dead in your tracks looking at the poor thing

 

[Katie217]

i think jelly bean parrot fish are cute. but i know what they go through so they arnt cute.
but i like the green ones

 

[Brinny-chan]

Ugh, that's what I thought. Those poor fish... damn that store being the only "good" one around! Argh, I don't like supporting the stores that stock them

 

[Katie217]

i think jelly bean parrot fish are cute. but i know what they go through so they arnt cute.
but i like the green ones

whoever gave me the bad rep, maybe you should re-read that, i said that i think that they are cute, but i know what happens to them so they really arnt all that cute. jeeze ppl are so touchy here sometimes...
this post can be deleted if a mod thinks that this post needs to be deleted. i just think that whole rep thing is a popularity contest and is only out to hurt people and to be used in the wrong way.

 

[Zman16]

Wow never knew some of those fish were dyed. Thats insane!

 

[MissFishy]

"Mixed-Fruit Tetras" commonly stocked by Walmart/Meijer/etc. are so sad! They never look good and some people think they actually come in blue and pink!