Dyed Fish?

[Jenniflower]

Hi again peeps,

I am a little concerned that I have seen posts on fish that have been dyed! I could hardly believe what I was reading, can someone give me a list of the fish that are dyed so I don't buy them in ignorance, also any links to sites to educate me, I would feel just awful if I brought one without knowing.
The poor little dears, in my opinion, and it is only mine - fish are nice the way they are, no need to colour them in!

I really had no idea that this was done, or that it was even possible


JenniFlower XXxxXX

 

[Bloo]

Cruel indeed. And then there are also the genetically modified fish (such as glofish) and even tattood fish

 

[carrera]

heres a site on this horrible practise: http/www.deathbydyeing.org/

 

[Jenniflower]

Thats awful, I really want to swear right now, I mean really, fish come in such beautiful natural colours why the ________!!! do you need to dye them!

I am really outraged.

I feel the need to lie down for a while. I will NOT be buying any of those in a hurry. (If you hadden't guessed I am really really against cruelty for vanity in any animals, be they fish or anything else that breathes)

Will my local fish store be able to tell me which are dyed and are they allowed to lie about it?

I will check back tomorrow, as I am tired anyways, even more so now I have got angry

 

[carrera]

i agree, it is an awful thing to turn animals into a decoration in this way. you could try asking the people at your LFS if you are unsure about a particular fish, but from my experience, fish store employees dont tend to know a whole lot.

that website i posted does have a comprehensive list of dyed fish and their alias' though.

 

[wendywc]

Dyed fish which involves injecting fish with a syringe is awful. Tattooed fish which involves laser is also awful. But I would have to beg to differ on grouping genetically modified glofish with the first two inhumane practices. Glofish have scientific beginnings and are born with their coloring; please read the glofish website further.

 

[Captain Retardo]

I think dyed fish look terrible, I mean they kill them to try to make them look good, but end up making them look bad! You can't mess with nature!

 

[blitztidus]

The most common one many stores have is the painted glass fish. THOSE POOR FISH

 

[carrera]

The most common one many stores have is the painted glass fish. THOSE POOR FISH

thats true, i almost bought some of those before i knew about dyeing

 

[Torrean]

painted glass fish, valentines day cories, blueberry oscars, mixed fruit tetras, andything with fruit in the name, jellybean parrots are almost always dyed. I happen to have two very beautiful examples of undyed jelly's and I love em. those are the ones I've seen personally and can recall but lot's and lot's of fish are dyed. If it's brightly colored I'd assume it's dyed until I see a few pictures that state otherwise. BTW LFS employees can't lie to you if they don't know. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that employers avoid telling employees these things so they can sell the fish easier.

 

[nmonks]

I think the difference here is between overt cruelty and dodgy ethics.

Dying and tatooing fish is cruel. It causes pain, and it decreases the health of the subject. There is good evidence that dyed glassfish are more prone to lymphocystsis, for example. No aquarist should ever buy dyed fish, if for no other reason than they are unlikely to live as long in the aquarium as undyed fish.

Glofish, like parrot cichlids, fancy goldfish, and butterfly discus, are an ethical issue. Does Man have the right to manipulate the bodies of fish purely to make them more interesting or prettier? Nature has given each species the right body for their way of life: when we make changes, the fish invariably suffers, being less hardy, or less able to swim, or less able to mix with others of its species. Ever wonder why fancy goldfish shouldn't be mixed with regular goldfish? The more you change the animal, the worse it gets at being what it is meant to be. Butterfly discus (which lack tails) cannot swim well. Fancy goldfish and parrot cichlids suffer from all sorts of problems because of their deformed spines and misshaped swim bladders.

That's the ethical argument: do we have the right to force animals into living less interesting, less fulfilling lives just so that they can decorate a fish tank better?

Personally, I always think wild-type fish look better, and I just don't care much even for things like albino and long-fin varieties, let alone parrot cichlids. I have nine wild-type glassfish in my soft-water aquarium, and let me tell you more interesting, outgoing fishes you couldn't imagine. They're lovely animals, just the way Nature made them.

Cheers,

Neale

Dyed fish which involves injecting fish with a syringe is awful. Tattooed fish which involves laser is also awful. But I would have to beg to differ on grouping genetically modified glofish with the first two inhumane practices. Glofish have scientific beginnings and are born with their coloring; please read the glofish website further.

 

[Captain Retardo]

I couldn't of said it better, nmonks!

 

[Bloo]

But I would have to beg to differ on grouping genetically modified glofish with the first two inhumane practices. Glofish have scientific beginnings and are born with their coloring; please read the glofish website further.

I have - and I completely understand it. I however strongly disagree with the practice and do not believe we have the right to interfere and manipulate nature. We already do it in so many ways. Is it really and truly necessary ? For who's purpose ? The fish's ? No I think not for reasons discussed by Neale.

 

[morbidprince]

DAMN! I'm glad I didn't get those funny coloured fish, but having this thread read...I hope most tetras aren't coloured :\ Some of the tetras are very pretty...Now I have explaination for those fish that looked like someone drew on them with a permenant marker

 

[Themuleous]

Has anyone read this thread? It covers some of the same topics. I wont mention dogs again, although this is the reason dalmatians often have hearing problems (if they do 99% normally get put down as puppys, sorry but its true), they were inbred to get the breed how people wanted it. I guess at the end of the day its a personal matter, I 'personally' wouldn't get such fish, but then again I have kept dogs (and cats for that matter), where to you draw the line?

Sam