Blue Dyed Rams? - Aquarium Advice

Allivymar · 02-24-2004, 11:30 PM

Was in a [acronym:a7be6b8bb2="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:a7be6b8bb2] today, and they had blue rams in one of their tanks. And I mean BLUE, not like the germans I'm used to which are yellowish near the front and go to blue about 1/4 towards the back, and while there were small, it was tough to determine if they were germans or bolivians. These guys were blue all over and I suspect they may be dyed. Before I go and b*tch about it, do rams come in an all blue color morph? I can't seem to find any pics that match.

Mr Burns · 02-24-2004, 11:39 PM

grrr....

i hope everybody understands how horrible color dyeing/injecting is.

ScottS · 02-25-2004, 12:03 AM

Would Rams even survive that? I'd have to think they'd lose 20 for every one they kept alive.

Allivymar · 02-25-2004, 12:07 AM

I know...rams are pretty sensitive; I wouldn't expect em to survive it too well. But there are about 7 in the tank, and they aren't any more expensive then the regular ones. Is why I want to be sure before I open up a can of whoop a$$ *grin* I mean, maybe there is a new ram color morph and I just don't know about it. There are gold rams, which are yellow color morphs of the germans...maybe these are new ones?

grimlock3000 · 02-25-2004, 12:55 AM

I have heard of various dyed Cichlids, but none were Rams. Hopefully the fish market does not keep going in this direction if the Rams are dyed

Christmasfish · 02-25-2004, 03:38 AM

My [acronym:ca220b9cf1="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:ca220b9cf1] has little blue cichlids (like crayola blue) and little yellow ones with some rams couple weeks back.. They are like a mixed bag of youg fish 1-2 inches. Very cute.
He doesn't carry any painted fish that I recognize, so I doubt these are. Least not to his knowledge. I didn't think it would be cost effective to color in fish that retail over a couple bucks.

Fruitbat · 02-25-2004, 10:42 AM

Lately there have been a number of cichlids that have been dyed. The ones that immediately come to mind are the 'Jellybean Blood Parrots" and the "Blueberry Oscars". Wouldn't surprise me at all if some half-witted, money-grubbing slimeball decided that Rams aren't colorful enough and dyed them too!!

Menagerie · 02-25-2004, 12:47 PM

I saw many dyed Parrots around Valentine's Day, but I have not seen any dyed rams (yet).

patryuji · 02-25-2004, 01:41 PM

Was it bluer than the top photo from the link down below?

http://www.thekrib.com/Apisto/P-ramirezi.html

Sati · 02-25-2004, 01:55 PM

Hey, Erik Olson took that very blue pic. He's in my aquarium group

Alli, take a pic of the fish at the store.

02-24-2004, 11:30 PM	#1
Allivymar Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,355 Images: 15	Blue Dyed Rams? Was in a [acronym:a7be6b8bb2="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:a7be6b8bb2] today, and they had blue rams in one of their tanks. And I mean BLUE, not like the germans I'm used to which are yellowish near the front and go to blue about 1/4 towards the back, and while there were small, it was tough to determine if they were germans or bolivians. These guys were blue all over and I suspect they may be dyed. Before I go and btch about it, do rams come in an all blue color morph? I can't seem to find any pics that match. __________________ aka Cycling Guru and the Ich Slayer glares at Terry and QTOFFER* Card carrying member of FTAS & GCAS.

02-24-2004, 11:39 PM	#2
Mr Burns Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: cincinnati Posts: 784	grrr.... i hope everybody understands how horrible color dyeing/injecting is. __________________ "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier...just as long as I'm the dictator..." --George W. Bush, Washington, [acronym:3a5f9f69f4="Direct current"]DC[/acronym:3a5f9f69f4], Dec 18, 2000

02-25-2004, 12:07 AM	#4
Allivymar Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,355 Images: 15	I know...rams are pretty sensitive; I wouldn't expect em to survive it too well. But there are about 7 in the tank, and they aren't any more expensive then the regular ones. Is why I want to be sure before I open up a can of whoop a$$ grin I mean, maybe there is a new ram color morph and I just don't know about it. There are gold rams, which are yellow color morphs of the germans...maybe these are new ones? __________________ aka Cycling Guru and the Ich Slayer glares at Terry and QTOFFER Card carrying member of FTAS & GCAS.

02-25-2004, 12:55 AM	#5
grimlock3000 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: maine Posts: 1,971 Images: 1	I have heard of various dyed Cichlids, but none were Rams. Hopefully the fish market does not keep going in this direction if the Rams are dyed __________________ 26 freshwater 2x Sunburst Platys (2M, 2F) // 3x Neon Tetras (?) // 2x Cherry Barbs (1M, 1F) // 2x YoYo Loaches (?) // 1x Bushy Nose Pleco (M) // 1x Clown Pleco (?) // 15H marine -30# Live Rock -Mixed Snails (Nassarius // Cerith // Astrea // Black Turbo // Mexican Turbo) -8x Blue Leg Hermit Crabs // 1x Banded Serpent Star // 1x Cleaner Shrimp -1x Royal Gramma // 1x Percula Clownfish -2x Mushroom Leather // Metallic Green Star Polyps // Pulsing Xenia // Striped Xenia // Blue Mushroom -Remora + Maxi-Jet 1200 // 2x Maxi-Jet 600 // Maxi-Jet 400 // Visi-Therm Deluxe 50 // Current USA Orbit 2x 40w [acronym:f2db8017b4="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:f2db8017b4]

02-25-2004, 03:38 AM	#6
Christmasfish Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greater Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,421 Images: 25	My [acronym:ca220b9cf1="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:ca220b9cf1] has little blue cichlids (like crayola blue) and little yellow ones with some rams couple weeks back.. They are like a mixed bag of youg fish 1-2 inches. Very cute. He doesn't carry any painted fish that I recognize, so I doubt these are. Least not to his knowledge. I didn't think it would be cost effective to color in fish that retail over a couple bucks. __________________ "Fish! Thank You! Oh, tropical huh? Did you buy a heater? Auuugh!" Mega-pet stores prolly should not be allowed to sell animals as retail "items".

02-25-2004, 12:03 AM	#3
ScottS Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NW Illinois Posts: 205 Images: 7	Would Rams even survive that? I'd have to think they'd lose 20 for every one they kept alive.

02-25-2004, 10:42 AM	#7
Fruitbat Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Garland,Texas Posts: 1,818 Images: 30	Lately there have been a number of cichlids that have been dyed. The ones that immediately come to mind are the 'Jellybean Blood Parrots" and the "Blueberry Oscars". Wouldn't surprise me at all if some half-witted, money-grubbing slimeball decided that Rams aren't colorful enough and dyed them too!! __________________ Loaches: Botia almorhae, B. kubotai, B. striata, Noemacheilus triangularis, Schistura sp.aff.nicholsi, S. vinciguerre, Sinibotia robusta, Vaillantella maassi Bichirs: Polypterus senegalus, P. senegalus (albino), P. delhezi, P. sp. 'Congo', P. palmas polli, P.weeksii, P. ornatipinnis, P. palmas buettikoferi, P. retropinnis, P. endlicheri congicus, Polypterus bichir lapradei, P. palmas palmas, Erpetoichthys calabaricus Anabantids: Ctenopoma acutirostre, Ct. ocellatum, Ct. oxyrhynchum, Ct. kingsleyae, Microctenopoma ansorgii, Mct. fasciolatum, Trichogaster trichopterus, Belontia signata, B. hasselti, Anabas testudineus, Macropodus opercularis, Betta splendens Catfish: Dekeyseria sp. (L-052)Sturiosoma panamense, Hypancistrus inspector (L-201), Synodontis eupterus, Synodontis nigrita, Synodontis brichardi, Synodontis soloni, Anaspidoglanis macrostoma Barbs/Rasboras: Capoeta tetrazona, Rasbora borapetensis, Labeo cyclorhynchus Tetras: Phenacogrammus interruptus Other: Xenomystus nigri, Papyrocranus afer, Pantodon buchholzi, Oxymormyrus boulengeri, Protopterus annectens andPhractolaemus ansorgei

02-25-2004, 12:47 PM	#8
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,266 Images: 77	I saw many dyed Parrots around Valentine's Day, but I have not seen any dyed rams (yet).

02-25-2004, 01:41 PM	#9
patryuji Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 624	Was it bluer than the top photo from the link down below? http://www.thekrib.com/Apisto/P-ramirezi.html

02-25-2004, 01:55 PM	#10
Sati Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,184 Images: 3	Hey, Erik Olson took that very blue pic. He's in my aquarium group Alli, take a pic of the fish at the store. __________________ Holly ~ I love the fishes cause they're so delicious.

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