hey everyone... new here

there's a decent little free utility called irfanview that makes resizing pictures a fairly easy thing to do.

http://www.irfanview.com/

i dont think this board would run you out for having a painted fish. newbies usually get their advice from pet store employees before they come here for a second [and better] opinion. most animosity would be towards someone who advocated the dyeing of fish and felt like arguing it here. which would be a waste of time for all involved.

as a novice, i bought a green one who is now a much better shade of bright orange. it fell in love with another cichlid which i traded in so now its a little heart broken. it occasionally stops fights between other fish. he's like ,"guys, guys, break it up!"
Of all my fish, it has the thickest body/ most mass. so it can push a fish around when he wants to. but nobody gets hurt.

there is a forum just for blood parrots but i couldnt seem to get on it tonite.

Wow I really like your gold angel.... pretty!

Also, dyed fish aside, your tank is very colorful... the fish stand out well against the dark background.

Nice looking tank. Are those live plants?

I bought the same Parrots for my tank. When I purchased them, I had no idea they were dyed. (what's a newbie to know).

Anyway, they're very smart fish, and will eventually lose their color, to a more natural orange color.
As far running you out of town.....I look at it this way....Where ever these fish come from, and whatever process they go through, they certainly deserve a good home.

Stopping the dye process would be a nice idea, but it would take a tremendous consumer effort to accomplish that.

nice tank - the only thing i wasn't crazy bout was that white coral looking thing - it's nice but looks like it's out of place in a FW tank -woul look better in SW


as for your fish - hey at least they have a nice home now ! they all look very nice