striped tiger platie ?

Emg · 04-26-2008, 10:40 PM

Anyone ever see one of these ?

It caught my eye at the lfs and so I brought one home....silly me

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PEMfish · 04-26-2008, 11:41 PM

Different twist on a common fish.

RyanG · 04-26-2008, 11:57 PM

Cool looking platy

Wolfgang8810 · 04-27-2008, 12:59 AM

kinda looks dyed i hhope im wrong though

Emg · 04-27-2008, 02:37 PM

No, it's not dyed. I googled tiger platy and came up with a pic of a similar looking platy....but it has clear fins, not black ones. I havn't been able to find another online that looks like the one I just bought.....

Here's the similar one I did find....it's called a Red Tiger Striped Platy....

Wolfgang8810 · 04-27-2008, 02:48 PM

looks lie i was wrong. i just dont like seeing fish that are dyed. Seems cruel.

kathywithbirds · 04-27-2008, 03:11 PM

How the heck do you DYE fish?

Wolfgang8810 · 04-27-2008, 03:18 PM

its basicly a tattoo. they sstick needles inbetween the scales and inject pigment. And the colors fade over the course of 3 onths also.

naperenterprise · 04-27-2008, 03:23 PM

Yeah its how the fish industry takes a 2 cent fish and turns it into a $5 fish.
Company offers custom fish tattoos with laser

It looks a little like a painted platty, but could be wrong.

Its a beautiful looking fish! Get a female for him and see how the babies turn out

Emg · 04-27-2008, 05:55 PM

I don't think it is painted. You can tell looking at painted fish that they're dyed......this one looks legit. When I found that pic of the Red Striped Tiger Platy made me feel a bit better...knowing that there ARE striped platies out there....the only difference between the one I posted and mine is that the fins on my platy are black.

EDIT: found this link..... striped tiger platy

And Wolf....those parrots are AWFUL !! Looks like a tank full of jelly beans !!!...

RyanG · 04-27-2008, 09:30 PM

If those parrots were natural colored they would be awesome and everyone would have them but they arent and I think they are SICK! People do disgusting things to animals

Wolfgang8810 · 04-27-2008, 11:09 PM

they could be advertised as jelly bean parrots

plecosword · 05-06-2008, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfgang8810

looks lie i was wrong. i just dont like seeing fish that are dyed. Seems cruel.

Man i agree! I bought "neon cory cat, it died really fast. also glass fish. now i know they were dyeyed. I do think its cruel also.
Also I Have heard that this causes them to not be able to breed and they can die faster.

Wolfgang8810 · 05-06-2008, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by plecosword

I do think its cruel also.
Also I Have heard that this causes them to not be able to breed and they can die faster.

That would make it more profitable for the fish abusers if they had a shorter lifespan.

ramora · 05-14-2008, 09:34 PM

sometimes they strip the fishes slime coating then inject it with dye. thats just one method these stupid buggers use.

04-26-2008, 10:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Emg Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT Posts: 494 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: striped tiger platie ? No, it's not dyed. I googled tiger platy and came up with a pic of a similar looking platy....but it has clear fins, not black ones. I havn't been able to find another online that looks like the one I just bought..... Here's the similar one I did find....it's called a Red Tiger Striped Platy.... __________________ A blog of my fw and sw fish and tanks...along with some other critters I own...... http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/

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Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: striped tiger platie ? its basicly a tattoo. they sstick needles inbetween the scales and inject pigment. And the colors fade over the course of 3 onths also. __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

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naperenterprise Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,183 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: striped tiger platie ? Yeah its how the fish industry takes a 2 cent fish and turns it into a $5 fish. Company offers custom fish tattoos with laser It looks a little like a painted platty, but could be wrong. Its a beautiful looking fish! Get a female for him and see how the babies turn out __________________ ~~~Jason~~~ The Hitchhiker's Guide to our Reef Galaxy

04-27-2008, 05:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Emg Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT Posts: 494 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: striped tiger platie ? I don't think it is painted. You can tell looking at painted fish that they're dyed......this one looks legit. When I found that pic of the Red Striped Tiger Platy made me feel a bit better...knowing that there ARE striped platies out there....the only difference between the one I posted and mine is that the fins on my platy are black. EDIT: found this link..... striped tiger platy And Wolf....those parrots are AWFUL !! Looks like a tank full of jelly beans !!!... __________________ A blog of my fw and sw fish and tanks...along with some other critters I own...... http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/

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RyanG Ricordea Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cuba,NY Posts: 195 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: striped tiger platie ? If those parrots were natural colored they would be awesome and everyone would have them but they arent and I think they are SICK! People do disgusting things to animals

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Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: striped tiger platie ? they could be advertised as jelly bean parrots __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

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ramora Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: albert lea minnesota Posts: 197 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: striped tiger platie ? sometimes they strip the fishes slime coating then inject it with dye. thats just one method these stupid buggers use. __________________ Nano reef Club

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