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02-14-2004, 08:58 AM
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They paint them?
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02-14-2004, 09:50 AM
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Eat more PIE
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Originally posted by Reefdude5
They paint them?
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Yes they do and 3 months later
it comes off in your tank. and you are left with clear ugly fish. 
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02-14-2004, 10:18 AM
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Blacktip Shark
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Well now, that ain't nice!
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Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want
He who fears the thorn, should never crave the rose.
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Forecast for tonight: dark, continued dark overnight, widely scattered light by morning
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02-14-2004, 06:52 PM
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Little fish in a big pond
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Well they are injected with dye - to be neon orange, neon green... not my cup of tea. I think it's rather cruel actually.
That's what put me off that wholesaler - I'm sure that many or most carry them ... after all I'm sure they sell but I won't be selling them.
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02-14-2004, 06:54 PM
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Eat more PIE
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Jenn I see them in all the stores they sell great but not to me! 
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02-15-2004, 10:00 AM
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Bubble Algae Warrior
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See i think they are pretty----BEFORE they get injected with day-glo colorant.... 
bad enough, the only guppies i can get appear to be hormonally enhanced so the females are almost more pretty than the males. this is ok to an extent- when the hormone is all gone, i guess the females go back to looking like girls. |
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02-16-2004, 02:30 PM
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TRT Staff The Mominator
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I don't like to see dyed fish, bunnies, chicks...any of that. I agree, it seems cruel to me.
This line from the link you gave cracks me up though, Greg:
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Also, please remember that GloFish™ fluorescent fish are intended for use as aquarium fish only, and should not be used for any other purpose!
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I wonder what they were thinking about? Nightlights? 
I know it's more than likely to keep people from putting them in ponds or what-have-you but it struck me as funny.
Ok, I'll shut up now. 
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02-16-2004, 02:32 PM
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Actually, they're probably worried that someone might eat one.  |
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02-16-2004, 02:54 PM
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"Eeew, don't eat the green ones, they aren't ripe yet"
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02-19-2004, 06:11 PM
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Bubble Algae Warrior
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they'd probably make great bait!
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02-21-2004, 12:50 PM
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03-02-2004, 11:40 PM
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Little Fishy
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I've seen the glo-fish in two local stores and I was not impressed. And I sure wouldn't pay $7.95 a fish for one even if I wasn't concerned about the wisdom of genetically altered pets. I didn't get the feeling they were selling very well, either.
According to the "creators" of the fish they are sterile - opponents to the genetic tinkering say they don't believe that - released fish could breed. http://www.glofish.com/science.asp
Personally I don't like the idea, and seeing the product it was not hard to resist buying.
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