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My brother has some

Discussion in 'Cichlids' started by Anonymous, May 30, 2008.

  1. Anonymous

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    My brother has a bunch of Cichlids. I should refer him to this site.
     
    Anonymous, May 30, 2008
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  2. Keuzeserver

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    a bunch of Cichlids ? what are those do you have a pic odf them?
     
    Keuzeserver, Jun 1, 2008
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  3. The Crasher

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    [​IMG]This is to keuzeserver :)

    Cichlids are members of the Cichlidae family.
    They come from Africa, Central and South America.
    Also, some are found in Madagascar, the Middle East and Asia.
    Some cichlids need special water conditions, and special diets.
    Most chichlids get quite large (up to 3 feet long).
    Chichlids are very intelligent.
    Cichlids take good care of their eggs

    @travis , do you brother got other fishes to ?

    Greets From The Crasher
     
    The Crasher, Jun 2, 2008
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  4. Keuzeserver

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    I think does are plastic Crasher.
     
    Keuzeserver, Jun 2, 2008
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  5. Anthony

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    No, they're not plastic. Sadly those are dyed fish. They either inject them with dye or put them in an acid that strips them of their protective coating then they are dropped in dye.
     
    Anthony, Jun 2, 2008
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  6. Keuzeserver

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    What the *bleep*, thats sick.
     
    Keuzeserver, Jun 2, 2008
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    Yeah, most people don't know that and that's why fish like that are so popular. If more people were aware of the suffering these fish went through I'd hope it wouldn't happen as often and eventually stop. Not to mention, these dyed fish have serious health problems and rarely live long.
     
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  8. The Crasher

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    why they paint the fishes ??
    is it to let them look nice ??

    the first time i saw that picture i was thinking that it was that kind of fish i was looking for ( srry i dont know them eather , but i aim happy that it is the right picture , exept whit a color and not original :S )

    but does the color hurt the fishes ?? or is it harmless to the fish ??

    Greets From The Crasher

    *edit* thank you for answering my questions , i dint saw the last post
     
    The Crasher, Jun 2, 2008
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  9. Anthony

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    They dye the fish to make them bright. The bright colors attract kids and naive adults. Yeah, the dye is harmful to the fish, that's why they have health problems and don't live long.
     
    Anthony, Jun 2, 2008
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  10. Anonymous

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    I hate when people do this...breeders and petshops try to come up with some new scheme to make a quick buck..fish DIE from this, only like 10% of "treated fish" even make it, so they kills 100,000's of thousands to make an inflated buck on the ones that live..look at the new glo-fish trend..stop the insanity!
     
    Anonymous, Jul 15, 2008
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    Wow... I couldn't believe this when I heard it! The fish are beautiful enough naturally! Pet stores should not be able to carry dyed fish! You definitely learn something new everyday!!!
     
    Anonymous, Aug 5, 2008
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    I'm not sure if you noticed it or not but there's a whole article about it here.
     
    Anthony, Aug 5, 2008
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    I was looking for this post the other day. i thought these fish were fake. i cant belive they are that big.
     
    Leslie, Aug 5, 2008
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  14. Anonymous

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    CRAHSER
    what song is that??
     
    Anonymous, Aug 20, 2008
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  15. MonteSS

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    I thought it was Photoshopped.

    Sad :(

    ......Bill
     
    MonteSS, Dec 19, 2008
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    whenever possible,I buy only from reputable breeders.Sad to see this kind of thing going on
     
    deerhunter, Jun 13, 2009
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    things that make me mad....
     
    stevenrox, Jun 14, 2009
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  18. Anonymous

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    i still think they are real colored fish. do people kno w which color really exist? or none?
     
    Anonymous, Jun 20, 2009
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    They are "Real" fish, they are injected with a dye to get the odd colorations that are displayed in the photo.

    I've also seen "Painted" glass fish and Glo Danios :mad:
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jun 21, 2009
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