danios!!! - Page 2

trashion · 02-24-2008, 11:51 AM

Nah, they're naturally all white, but they usually have blotchy colors from the dye. It could be that they were dyed with the "slime coat" or color-enhanced food method, which I've read fade faster and looks a little more "natural." Perhaps the dye faded out already.

Clerk · 02-24-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Obsidian

If they are pure white with black eyes what were they dyed with? I know about dying fish but I thought it was with colors and words and other stuff like that. Do they just dye them so they are all white?

I believe that was refering the the variant of the tetra colored. White skirts and black skirts are both dyed various colors and called 'fruit tetras'

The result is the same, death.

trashion · 02-24-2008, 12:40 PM

Not to condone dyeing, because I don't, but I've seen some "fruit tetras" live quite a long time. Skirt Tetras are extremely hardy fish, to the point where I had one live in terrible conditions (my early days of fishkeeping) and he still was alive and kicking five years later.
I've seen full-grown "fruit tetras" at shops.

Clerk · 02-24-2008, 01:14 PM

Unaltered fish live about 10 years, under good conditions.

trashion · 02-24-2008, 01:18 PM

To OP: Meaning undyed, kept in schools, in sizable aquariums.

vettech909 · 02-24-2008, 07:00 PM

my platy had a black fry a couple of hours ago!is my female gonna drop soon?she gravid spot(BIG).

Obsidian · 02-24-2008, 11:17 PM

Ahhh, so if they are called "Fruit Tetras" that is how you know they had been dyed. I was trying to figure out how everyone knew it was dyed when it had no colors LOL. This is good to know!

In response to the with the fish eat the fry question: Fish will, as a general rule, eat fish that they can fit in their mouths. So if the fry are smaller than an adults mouth, it is food not friend

vettech909 · 02-25-2008, 05:24 PM

i need to know abou my mollies and platys!!!exspecially the female!!!pregnant???!!!

**JustOneMore20** · 02-25-2008, 05:52 PM

What size tank do you have??

Gravid spot=pregnant.

What are you asking?

vettech909 · 02-27-2008, 08:49 AM

can someone please tell me about my mollie and platys?!?!?!

fishbguy · 02-27-2008, 10:00 AM

we need to know what you are asking.

I highly suggesty you go on the internet and read. while you are waiting for answers here, you can go too google and get answers just as fast, if not faster, because you do not have to wait for others to read your thread, post, etc.

Also, if this has to do with livebearers, I am 99.9% sure that your same question has been asked before, and it has been answered before. Try using the search button on the homepage.

About the tetras, skirts are some of the easier tetras to breed(so I've heard) but don't get your hopes up.

At the lfs I work at, we get in fruit tetras, dyed of course, and they loos almost ALL of their color within days. I go to work on tuesdays when we get them in, and on friday, the color is almost all gone....same with the dyed parrots.

Obsidian · 02-27-2008, 05:09 PM

For at least the 3rd time: WHAT SIZE TANK?

mesapod · 02-27-2008, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Obsidian

For at least the 3rd time: WHAT SIZE TANK?

Thats what im wondering.

vettech909 · 02-28-2008, 05:18 PM

sorry i didnt know there was a second page:}
the tank is 55 gallons but the female is in a 5 gallon with the other pregnant one.i will take them out once they give birth.i wanted to know if mollies will breed with platys.i know platys willl breed with swordtails.i have searched the internet but it didnt say anything about if the platys were bleeding.the gravid spot is in the mid tail/stomach area.

02-24-2008, 11:51 AM	#21
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,330	Nah, they're naturally all white, but they usually have blotchy colors from the dye. It could be that they were dyed with the "slime coat" or color-enhanced food method, which I've read fade faster and looks a little more "natural." Perhaps the dye faded out already. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

02-24-2008, 12:40 PM	#23
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,330	Not to condone dyeing, because I don't, but I've seen some "fruit tetras" live quite a long time. Skirt Tetras are extremely hardy fish, to the point where I had one live in terrible conditions (my early days of fishkeeping) and he still was alive and kicking five years later. I've seen full-grown "fruit tetras" at shops. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

02-24-2008, 01:14 PM	#24
Clerk Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 466	Unaltered fish live about 10 years, under good conditions. __________________ Four Tanks 55 Gallon - Planted Display Tank 50 Gallon Community 20 Gallon - High-Light Planted Breeder 29 Gallon - Newt

02-24-2008, 01:18 PM	#25
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,330	To OP: Meaning undyed, kept in schools, in sizable aquariums. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

02-24-2008, 11:17 PM	#27
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 1,039	Ahhh, so if they are called "Fruit Tetras" that is how you know they had been dyed. I was trying to figure out how everyone knew it was dyed when it had no colors LOL. This is good to know! In response to the with the fish eat the fry question: Fish will, as a general rule, eat fish that they can fit in their mouths. So if the fry are smaller than an adults mouth, it is food not friend __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 5 Cherry Barbs; 7 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco (Old Blondie) 10 gallon Breaking it down for storage. 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 7 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 1 German Blue Ram, 7 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches; 5 Zebra Daios

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02-24-2008, 07:00 PM	#26
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	my platy had a black fry a couple of hours ago!is my female gonna drop soon?she gravid spot(BIG).

02-25-2008, 05:24 PM	#28
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	i need to know abou my mollies and platys!!!exspecially the female!!!pregnant???!!!

02-25-2008, 05:52 PM	#29
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,592	What size tank do you have?? Gravid spot=pregnant. What are you asking? __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

02-27-2008, 08:49 AM	#30
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	can someone please tell me about my mollie and platys?!?!?!

02-27-2008, 10:00 AM	#31
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,891	we need to know what you are asking. I highly suggesty you go on the internet and read. while you are waiting for answers here, you can go too google and get answers just as fast, if not faster, because you do not have to wait for others to read your thread, post, etc. Also, if this has to do with livebearers, I am 99.9% sure that your same question has been asked before, and it has been answered before. Try using the search button on the homepage. About the tetras, skirts are some of the easier tetras to breed(so I've heard) but don't get your hopes up. At the lfs I work at, we get in fruit tetras, dyed of course, and they loos almost ALL of their color within days. I go to work on tuesdays when we get them in, and on friday, the color is almost all gone....same with the dyed parrots. __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

02-27-2008, 05:09 PM	#32
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 1,039	For at least the 3rd time: WHAT SIZE TANK? __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 5 Cherry Barbs; 7 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco (Old Blondie) 10 gallon Breaking it down for storage. 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 7 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 1 German Blue Ram, 7 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches; 5 Zebra Daios

02-28-2008, 05:18 PM	#34
vettech909 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 146	sorry i didnt know there was a second page:} the tank is 55 gallons but the female is in a 5 gallon with the other pregnant one.i will take them out once they give birth.i wanted to know if mollies will breed with platys.i know platys willl breed with swordtails.i have searched the internet but it didnt say anything about if the platys were bleeding.the gravid spot is in the mid tail/stomach area. __________________ 55GALLON: 1 PACU 1 GOLDFISH 2 GOLD GOURAMIS 1 RED EARED SLIDER TURTLE 1 YELLOW BELLIED SLIDER TURTLE 5GALLON: 3 ALBINO BLACK SKIRT TETRAS 1 "MUPPY" 2 PLATYS 1 BLACK KUHLI LOACH 2.5GALLON: 1 ALBINO MBUNA CICHLID BETTA BOWL: 1 RED MALE BETTA DREAM TANK: PLANTED W//BLACK GRAVEL 3 ZEBRA DANIOS 6 PIGMY CORY CATS 4 TIGER BARBS 2 BLACK TETRAS 4 MARBLE HATCHET FISH 10 GALLON: 1 FEMALE EASTERN BOX TURTLE(GETTING A 50GALLON PLASTIC TUB SOON)

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