This may be a stupid question because they definitely look dyed. But I asked the lady at a LFS and she said these fish were natural. She said yes! So, does anyone here know?
Are Fruit Tetras dyed or natural?
- Thread starter Mrs. Burns
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Dyed and they will lose the color in about a year.
http://www.deathbydyeing.org/
Here are the "fruit" tetras, about half-way down the page:
http://www.deathbydyeing.org/colormedead.htm
You could print that page out and give it to your LFS
Roan
http://www.deathbydyeing.org/
Here are the "fruit" tetras, about half-way down the page:
http://www.deathbydyeing.org/colormedead.htm
You could print that page out and give it to your LFS
Roan
Roan Art said:
Roan, you forgot to add that they usually die of bacterial or fungal infection long before they get the chance to lose their color. Such a sad thing.
I bought white skirts unintentially not knowing they were dyed. They were died pink and blue at the time. I've had them for quite a long time (few years) and they are some of the healthiest fish I own though any traces of the dye are long gone. Good care and healthy water can go a long way even with fish treated this poorly.
I've had experience with dyed fish. I bought 3 glass fish (dyed) and found out about it here. 2 of them died. I still have one. But they all got lymphocystis. It's gone from the one now. My daughter loves those pink fish. I just wanted to make sure before I tried. I guess we'll keep looking for something pretty and pink.
Well a week or so ago i got a 2 blueberry tetras not knowing they are dyed fish!
Im really mad at my lfs for carrying these and soon I will be having a converstation with them to hopefully stop them from carrying these fish!
BUT Im glad that I at least gave them a nice home to carry out their lives in.
Im really mad at my lfs for carrying these and soon I will be having a converstation with them to hopefully stop them from carrying these fish!
BUT Im glad that I at least gave them a nice home to carry out their lives in.
I took good care of my glass fish and he's fine. But I had a talk with one of the lfs's and they practically asked me to leave! I'll be going back to the lfs that told me these fruit tetras are natural. Before long, I'm going to have to drive hours just to get fish!!! LOL! I already have to drive 45 min to get them!
A lot of LFS that really don't specialize in fish often have no clue of what they are ordering. They just look at their catalog, listen to what their source tells them sells best and order.
Most of them really don't care, either. Fish are just a commodity to them. I've a pretty good LFS nearby that was carrying dyed fish, but since I'm a very frequent visitor and have spent large amounts of $$ there, they listen to me. I made noises about the dyed ones and they don't get them in anymore. I hope it stays that way.
Roan
Most of them really don't care, either. Fish are just a commodity to them. I've a pretty good LFS nearby that was carrying dyed fish, but since I'm a very frequent visitor and have spent large amounts of $$ there, they listen to me. I made noises about the dyed ones and they don't get them in anymore. I hope it stays that way.
Roan
Yeah I live within 10 minute walking distance from my LFS and they have been in the same small shop since 1976 so I know they are trustworthy, but I never would of thought they would carry dyed fish...The only ones I have seen so far are the blueberry tetras.