"colored" cory?

chrisinha · Post by **chrisinha** » 13 Jan 2005, 04:49

i've been to this fish store today and they had some albino cories; the difference was that their tails were colored: blue, purple, pink, and they were labeled "colored cory cats". i couldnt find it here; so, does anyone know anything about it??? i swear they looked like someone actually painted their tails!!

Post by **Silurus** » 13 Jan 2005, 04:59

They are dyed albino corys, and have been around for some time.

Sort of like an albino version of this.

Jorge · Post by **Jorge** » 13 Jan 2005, 09:39

chrisinha wrote: i swear they looked like someone actually painted their tails!!

that's exactly what happened. ItÂ´s bad for Corydoras health and, definitely, is a fraud to the buyer.

I took a pic of an aeneus dyed on red some days ago:

http://atlas.drpez.org/albup80/aay

don't buy dyed fish, please. We can stop this

Inchworm · Post by **Inchworm** » 13 Jan 2005, 17:50

These are sold around the holidays as, "Christmas Corys."

I can hardly think of a more horrible way to celebrate than by buying mutilated fish.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 13 Jan 2005, 18:08

The things they have to do for money...
It's a bloody disgrace!!
DON'T BUY (I am shouting right now, sorry, but this really makes me mad)

cwindram · Post by **cwindram** » 13 Jan 2005, 19:18

Do not buy any of these "dyed" fish - it is a disgrace what lengths folks will go to to try and make a buck. Nice Corys weren't selling fast enough before, so they had to dye them?
Please...

You also might consider letting your LFS know that you don't wish to buy from establishments that carry these dyed fish - this will carry some weight with most places, and of course there are those that really don't know any better (though they should by now), and you'll be helping to educate them and liberate fishes from this very inhumane treatment.

Chris Windram

chrisinha · Post by **chrisinha** » 13 Jan 2005, 23:09

Jorge wrote:
chrisinha wrote: i swear they looked like someone actually painted their tails!!
that's exactly what happened. ItÂ´s bad for Corydoras health and, definitely, is a fraud to the buyer.

I took a pic of an aeneus dyed on red some days ago:

http://atlas.drpez.org/albup80/aay

don't buy dyed fish, please. We can stop this

that ^^ was exactly what i saw!! But some were either red, or purple, or blue... ack!! how can someone do this???

of course im not buying them, but i feel so sorry for the fish!

Jorge · Post by **Jorge** » 13 Jan 2005, 23:43

cwindram wrote: You also might consider letting your LFS know that you don't wish to buy from establishments that carry these dyed fish - this will carry some weight with most places, and of course there are those that really don't know any better (though they should by now), and you'll be helping to educate them and liberate fishes from this very inhumane treatment.

I agree with you 100%

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