Psychedelic Mollies!

Cichlidsrule · 03-10-2007, 04:27 PM

I swear to ***, this is SO weird.
I was at the pet store, gazing in awe at all of the fish

I look at the tank with the mollies in it, and notice- there are these two white mollies with POLKA DOTS on them. One with blue dots and the other with pink dots. They looked like they'd been colored with markers.
Obviously, this was rather odd. So I asked the pet store worker if they were natural spots (i. e., bred), and she told me yes (as I was expecting

).
Pictures (theoretically) to be coming soon, if I can get some without them having been bought.

Buggy · 03-10-2007, 06:27 PM

Sorry to burst your bubble but those fish are not natural. They are tattooed, a process that gained popularity ( for some odd reason ) around Valentines day. It's a cruel process that is stressful to the fish. Another fish that this is popular with is the painted glass tetra. A natural white skirt tetra has a stripe of neon dye injected down its back.
The person that told you that the spots are natural should be fired.
Many animal rights activists and fish keepers boycot petstores that sell these fish and refuse to buy them in hopes of stopping the practice.

**Scuba Kid** · 03-10-2007, 06:47 PM

Dying of fish is a very disgusting and painful process that causes many deaths in fish and can make the fish more susceptible to disease. Do not buy these fish or promote them.
This website can give you more information about the cruelties of this practice.
http://www.deathbydyeing.org/

Cichlidsrule · 03-12-2007, 09:37 AM

We should make a petition or something for states to ban fish dyeing/tattooing. I looked at your site, ScubaKid, and some other people gave me information. It's cruel and should be banned!

**Scuba Kid** · 03-12-2007, 01:44 PM

Not my site, but it is a good one.
And you're right, it should be banned, but sadly a petition will probably not do much.

flamingo · 03-12-2007, 03:15 PM

Dyed fish again....

Petition... start one... good luck. Just like with petco...

Buggy · 03-12-2007, 03:29 PM

What I want to know is, who is the fool that sits there and tattoos all of those dots on thousands of little bitty fish? Way too much time on their hands I'm thinkin'. lol

Cichlidsrule · 03-20-2007, 07:02 PM

Why, what did Petco do?
And yes, I think I will start one. I'm going over tomorrow to talk to them about their dyed fish...apparently in Hong Kong there's a new laser thingy that only tattooes on the scales, and doesn't go through to the epidermis...as long as there's the possibility that they're doing that, I can't take any legal action.

undeadchoas8 · 03-20-2007, 07:17 PM

eww! Tattoing fish...thast nasty, pointless and cruel!! you should start a petition! But you never know, that might not be a tatoo. Those could be 2 extremyl rare exotic breed of mollys or sumthin. lol

swordtailbreedr · 03-31-2007, 11:12 PM

sad...........

Cichlidsrule · 04-16-2007, 07:02 PM

Okay, undeadchoas8 , that's DEFINITELY not an 'extremyl rare exotic breed of mollys or something'. Mollies do not have POLKA DOTS that are PINK AND BLUE.

fishbguy · 04-17-2007, 12:43 PM

i saw those at my lfs a few months ago. they had 6 of them and then when i went back the next week they were gone. thery were really cool looking tho.

Corydora_FREAK · 04-17-2007, 09:48 PM

FishbGuy i thnk you need to resize your signature. its enormous!

fishbguy · 04-18-2007, 04:23 AM

sorry...i'll wotk on it after school today

Camie · 05-21-2007, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buggy

Sorry to burst your bubble but those fish are not natural. They are tattooed, a process that gained popularity ( for some odd reason ) around Valentines day. It's a cruel process that is stressful to the fish. Another fish that this is popular with is the painted glass tetra. A natural white skirt tetra has a stripe of neon dye injected down its back.
The person that told you that the spots are natural should be fired.
Many animal rights activists and fish keepers boycot petstores that sell these fish and refuse to buy them in hopes of stopping the practice.

I have a species of molly called the Luv u Molly and its a Balloon molly that has been laser tattooed and the guy at the store assured me that this does them no harm at all...

03-10-2007, 06:27 PM	#2
Buggy Room Mother Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 745	Sorry to burst your bubble but those fish are not natural. They are tattooed, a process that gained popularity ( for some odd reason ) around Valentines day. It's a cruel process that is stressful to the fish. Another fish that this is popular with is the painted glass tetra. A natural white skirt tetra has a stripe of neon dye injected down its back. The person that told you that the spots are natural should be fired. Many animal rights activists and fish keepers boycot petstores that sell these fish and refuse to buy them in hopes of stopping the practice. __________________ Fish are people too! *My Animal Family* Dixie - Boxer/Lab Peanut -Chihuahua Cali - American Short-hair Cat B.B. - Parakeet Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle Loki - White Ferret Odin - Brown Ferret *Aquariums* 55 gal tropical Fresh Water - 23 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids 10 gal tropical Fresh Water - 1 Red Male Betta, 3 black neon tetras, 1 Asian Glass Catfish

03-10-2007, 06:47 PM	#3
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,221	Dying of fish is a very disgusting and painful process that causes many deaths in fish and can make the fish more susceptible to disease. Do not buy these fish or promote them. This website can give you more information about the cruelties of this practice. http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

03-12-2007, 01:44 PM	#5
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,221	Not my site, but it is a good one. And you're right, it should be banned, but sadly a petition will probably not do much. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

03-12-2007, 03:15 PM	#6
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,899	Dyed fish again.... Petition... start one... good luck. Just like with petco... __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

03-12-2007, 03:29 PM	#7
Buggy Room Mother Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 745	What I want to know is, who is the fool that sits there and tattoos all of those dots on thousands of little bitty fish? Way too much time on their hands I'm thinkin'. lol __________________ Fish are people too! *My Animal Family* Dixie - Boxer/Lab Peanut -Chihuahua Cali - American Short-hair Cat B.B. - Parakeet Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle Loki - White Ferret Odin - Brown Ferret *Aquariums* 55 gal tropical Fresh Water - 23 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids 10 gal tropical Fresh Water - 1 Red Male Betta, 3 black neon tetras, 1 Asian Glass Catfish

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03-20-2007, 07:17 PM	#9
undeadchoas8 Fishie God Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Up your face Age: 28 Posts: 25	eww! Tattoing fish...thast nasty, pointless and cruel!! you should start a petition! But you never know, that might not be a tatoo. Those could be 2 extremyl rare exotic breed of mollys or sumthin. lol __________________ (\__/) Put the bunny in your signature (='.'=) and help him gain world domination! (")_(") I AM FISHIE GOD MY 29 Gal tank Pwns ur 20 Gal!!HAHAHA! Small Pleco, 2 Big Pearl Gouramis, 2 Small Pearl Gouramis, Mini-Shark, 2 Red Headed Tetras, 1 Baby Black Molly. The rest are still alive and well! Inky, Pinky, (Golden Mystery Snails) 7 red headed tetras, 2 pearl gouramis, 1 BN Pleco, 6 Baby Black Mollys!

03-31-2007, 11:12 PM	#10
swordtailbreedr Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 16 Posts: 400	sad...........

04-17-2007, 12:43 PM	#12
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,890	i saw those at my lfs a few months ago. they had 6 of them and then when i went back the next week they were gone. thery were really cool looking tho. __________________ 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

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Corydora_FREAK FIENDING FOR CORYDORAS! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Middle of Nowhere, New Mexico Age: 20 Posts: 267	FishbGuy i thnk you need to resize your signature. its enormous! __________________

04-18-2007, 04:23 AM	#14
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,890	sorry...i'll wotk on it after school today __________________ 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

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