Something terrible at a LFS!!!

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I just got back from a new LFS store and saw something terrible. They had blood parrots with I the symbol of a heart U on its side. I asked the store owner how they get that on there and they said they tatoo it. Is this not cruelty to animals? The fish was also selling for 60 dollars 3 times as much as a normal blood parrot.
 
ah well you have seen the newest fad in the fishkeeping hobby. The most common ones now are on Tin Foil barbs but Im sure that it will spread out to more fish. Such a shame what they will do to a fish. I bet there would be public out rage if they started to sell tatood dogs or something like that. I guess fish are just considered decorations.
 
i saw some tattooed pink convics looked like lipstick and some stripes on side just plain stupid
 
you think that is cruelty to animals.... they already have glow in the dark danios or something. they inject the fish with the dna of another jellyfish.

i had a dog that we painted his paws neon orange. it wasn't our fault. he started walking around our work area and spilled some paint of him. he looked ugly with just two paws colored orange so we painted all 4. he was happy running around the backyard with neon orange paws. it went away after a week or so. it was funny while it lasted.
 
they already have glow in the dark danios or something. they inject the fish with the dna of another jellyfish.
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This doesn't cause the fish any pain, unlike dyeing or tattooing. The genetic material from the jellyfish is added to the danio in its embryonic stage. The flourescence is passed down to the fish's offspring; it becomes part of the fish's DNA. This is a completely different process than dyeing or tattooing, and IMHO it isn't cruel to the fish (without getting into a discussion of the ethics of genetically altered animals).

Add blueberry oscars, "fruit" tetras, painted glassfish, and even some species of loaches to the list. Dyeing fish is a horrible process that results in massive deaths initially, stunted growth, susceptibility to disease, and an overall shortened lifespan in many cases.
 
severum mama said:
This doesn't cause the fish any pain, unlike dyeing or tattooing. The genetic material from the jellyfish is added to the danio in its embryonic stage. The flourescence is passed down to the fish's offspring; it becomes part of the fish's DNA. This is a completely different process than dyeing or tattooing, and IMHO it isn't cruel to the fish (without getting into a discussion of the ethics of genetically altered animals).

Add blueberry oscars, "fruit" tetras, painted glassfish, and even some species of loaches to the list. Dyeing fish is a horrible process that results in massive deaths initially, stunted growth, susceptibility to disease, and an overall shortened lifespan in many cases.
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I saw the same documentary!! they agreed that no one knows if this will damage the fish, or if it could damage the breed... so its not all known yet...
 
How do they keep a fish alive out of water long enough to tattoo it?

Thats just disgusting. Imagine the pain of the poor fishy.:devil:
 
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