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Old 03-16-03, 10:32 PM   #1
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do you know?

hey. wondering if you guys know what kind of fish this is...?
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Old 03-16-03, 10:36 PM   #2
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here's another one..
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Old 03-16-03, 10:37 PM   #3
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Never keep this before and they call it "neon somethin....???"

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Old 03-16-03, 10:51 PM   #4
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Painted tetra. The get died that color. It's a pretty painfull process.
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Old 03-16-03, 10:54 PM   #5
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whoa... they're painted??? i didnt know that.. my friend had just bought 2..
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thats terriable! Whey would some1 want to piant the pets??
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When I was little I had a whole bunch of those. Cool fish. Painted? Wierd...
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Old 03-17-03, 01:43 AM   #8
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i believe they are also known as Popsicle Tetras (i own three). I got the whole story from Shane on the dying of these guys, i cant remember it all right now. I will send him this thread and have him shed some light on the situation.
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Old 03-17-03, 02:34 AM   #9
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Those are 'painted glass fish'. I believe they are a perch, not a tetra. They are actually injected with the dye I think. Oh, and they dip them in something to remove their slime coat.
They are a brackish fish to boot...

What do you wind up with? A fish that is stripped of it's slime coat, injected with die, and kept in freshwater.
So imagine how long those fish will last...
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Old 03-17-03, 02:36 AM   #10
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Oh, and I think they also only tend to thrive with lots of <i>live</i> food and algae. My guess is not many of these guys live long in captivity.
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i've only had mine for about 3 months now. They seem to be doing fine however the color is now gone. From what i have been told the color doesnt usually last..
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No, the colour doesn't last and quite often they develope a fungus in the areas that they were injected.

Please don't support this market.
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Old 03-18-03, 08:54 AM   #13
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Unfortunate, there is alot of species that are now being injected with these dyes...as already mentioned, the slime coat is diminished and these fish not only loose the colouration quickly but they are not long lived. Fungas is usually the main cause of death...all in an attempt to sell more fish that ppl find really colourful. Terrible, terrible, as corr stated, dont support this market.
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