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Summary: Altered tropical fish have gone through cruel processes like being painted, dyed and even tattooed. Avoid buying altered tropical fish with tips from a limnologist in this free video about tropical fish.
Bruce Kelley is the co-owner of Aquatek Tropical Fish in Austin, Texas. He has a master's degree in limnology, which is the study of inland waters such as lakes, ponds, rivers,...read more
Owning a pet can be an extremely satisfying endeavor, and so it is no wonder that millions of people around the world keep companion animals in their lives. The most common pets are by far, cats and dogs, however, the rising popularity of exotic pets has led to an increase of people owning snakes, lizards, rats, mice and hamsters. Fish are also a popular pet for people who do not want too much responsibility. Studies have shown that owning a pet is actually beneficial to both the mental and physical health of the owner. In fact, there are now medically backed studies showing that therapy animals can significantly improve the well being of many patients. In this free video about tropical fish, a limnologist discusses caring for tropical fish as pets. Learn about the proper aquarium requirements for different kinds of fish, and find out how to choose the right fish for the aquarium. Gather the right equipment, and learn to care for tropical fish by changing the water, cleaning the filters and providing an appropriate diet. Get all the information required for keeping tropical fish healthy and happy.
"Sometimes when you go into a fish store you're going to see some really pretty gaudy fish species. Some of them are real some of them aren't. I'm Bruce with Aquatek Tropical in Austin and today we're going to discuss genetically modified painted and tattooed species. Genetic modification is a method of taking a standard hardy species and making it into a pretty one, like the Glowfish of Glowfish fame. Other practices include dying fish like you see with parrot cyclids where they take a drab colored fish, stick it in food coloring until it becomes a purple or pink, blue green fish. Generally not that harmful to the fish but it still is a stressful process. The real problems are tattooing and painting. Painting processes almost always kill about eighty percent of the fish that it's done to, where tattooing probably kills more they just don't have as good of research level on it. In general avoid picking fish that have been tattooed or painted. It's a cruel process and kills more fish than it's really worth. Until next time, I'm Bruce with Aquatek."
eHow Article: Altered Tropical Fish
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