food coloring?

[disisgustavo]

this maybe stupid but is food coloring toxic to fish? i kinda wanna add a few drops to my tank to give it a cool blue tint

 

[blackwolfXKAV]

save eyourself money and a headache...no. If you wnat a blue tint, get special lights; because the amount of dye that you would have to add would most likely be toxic.

 

[RISK2123]

if its toxic or not i wouldnt do it. just buy actinic bulbs or get the accent lighting that will "color" your water.

 

[Toirtis]

Food dye is not significantly toxic to fish in the short term, but I cannot imagine that chronic exposure would not have some detrimental reffects, even if small ones.

 

[Chickieepooh2u]

Ok, please don't take this wrong but.... Why? Aren't your fish pretty enough without dyed water?

 

[WrittenLyric]

If you want a blue tinge...why not get an all blue background for your tank?

 

[sarcare]

You could put some sort of contact film over the glass in front of your light to give it color--that would be easy to change and wouldn't harm your fish. Or you could put the contact paper around the outside of the tank--that would proabably actually help the fish--as they'd feel more secure not having to see people stick their heads in front of them.