Cobalt Gourami

[SamUK]

i bought a pair of these gourami yesterday from my lfs who claims to have nothing to do with dyed fish.

didnt even think about it till this mornin but i jus wanna check that these are a natural colour and not dyed.

sorry about the crap pic, took it with my phone!

 

[chrismr]

Looks like a typical dwarf gourami to me...

 

[chishnfips]

to be honest I dont think you would need to dye a gourami, they are pretty colourful anyway.

 

[SamUK]

jus wanted to check!


i have dwarf neon gouramis and they look nothing like that!


there more red and these guys are totally neon blue.

 

[karlp]

There are loads of these about in the shops and they look as though the colour is achieved with selective breeding. I would be very surprised if they're dyed (but I could be wrong).

Normally dyed fish are obvious because the colour has no variation in it and looks quite artificial.

 

[dwarfgourami]

I have seen them blue-er than this and I'd say definitely bred not dyed.

 

[Cooky_luvs]

I have seen them blue-er than this and I'd say definitely bred not dyed.

Yup no dye there. The only gouramis I've seen dyed are giant gouramis and thick-lipped ones. The poor thick lips are dyed blue on the underside and are sold as "honey" gouramis. Ugg I hate that, especially since I fell for it early in the hobby, the dyed ones didn't live very long.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Yup, the dwarf gourami is available in lots of different colour morphs The only gouramis generally dyed are kissers and giants, as they are white/very pale.

 

[SamUK]

thanx for clearin it up guys!!


im not as dumb as i look lol but i jus wanted to make sure and if they were i was gonna ask what i can do for the poor lil guys!



there alot blue-er in my tank, my camera phone jus isnt that great at capturing things that constantly move!!

thanx again.