hot pink parrots? what's next?

[Jess.in.WI]

I was at my lfs and was not impressed to see hot pink parrots and some that were almost white with fluorescent green stripes. I asked if they were injected with dye and the lady there said she thought they were... those poor fish. Anything to make a buck I guess?
Are they actually injected with dye, or are we mistaken?

 

[BastardFish]

Most likely they were this is an old practice unfortunately sucks but it happens

 

[amesbien]

we have purple ones were i work for sale, its disgusting why cant anyone appreciate the natural beauty fish have?

 

[STONEDFISH]

breeding hybrids to try to find a cool looking fish is fine with me, but it's just ridiculous to dye and tattoo fish.
I dyed my blue hair once in college, and I have tattoos....no one is paying extra to hang out with me.

STNDFSH

 

[REDKID!!!]

i agree. I recently went to my LFS and there was a beautiful natural yellow parrot that had red words: I heart U in it. Disgusting

 

[Jason_S]

i agree. I recently went to my LFS and there was a beautiful natural yellow parrot that had red words: I heart U in it. Disgusting

saw the same thing at an lfs in Indy yesterday. they also had one with horizontal stripes on its side and painted on "lipstick".

 

[elevatethis]

Last I heard/read, the so-called "jellybean" parrots that you all are referring to are not actually injected with dye.

What actually happens is much worse.

There is a process that involves some kind of acid dip, which burns off their slimecoat and outermost layers covering their scales. The next step involves placing the fish into another bath which has a dye in it, giving them their color. Many don't heal and die, as expected with the process.

I don't necessarily have a problem with these hybridized fish. Its a red devil x severum, and it's not like the parents are put under any duress to breed.

I've got a natural yellow/orange blood parrot who is a very cool fish, has the personality of an oscar without the bite. I wouldn't support the sellers of the so-called jellybean parrots, though.

 

[REDKID!!!]

blah

 

[mudskipper]

the farthest i'd ever go with a parrot is a unicorn, but that is where i draw the line

 

[RadleyMiller]

I hate died fish, if it were dogs or cats, it would be illegal.