Uh-oh...did I do bad?

[Dragonchild85]

Okay. The lfs had a buy 2 get 1 free sale. Had to stop in, of course. They had a tank of 'honey and blueberry gouramis"...about an inch long, very active, and beautiful colors. They are an amber color with a navy blue patch beween the back and tail fins, blending into the sides of the fish. I got home, and looked them up online, and half the sources I'm finding say this fish is painted, others are saying no, they are a natural coloration. How do I tell? They don't look painted, and this store has never carried painted fish (they feel it is animal cruelty), so I'm not sure. Any one out there know for sure?

I mean, I'm not taking them back, but I would still like to know, ya know?

 

[Zagz]

I have heard of the honey gourami before and know that there is a natural strain of them, I believe the blueberry gourami is a dyed fish though. There is also a dyed fish called a honey gourami.

http://www.deathbydyeing.org/colormedead.htm

 

[Dragonchild85]

They list the fish "HoneyBlueberry Gourami" as a painted....is this what fish I got? My digital camera is down otherwise I would post a pic. I fed them brine shrimp today, and they ate quite a bit, and are seemingly healthy, they are swimming and exploring, so I'm hoping they are okay.

Has anyone else seen or heard of these fish?

New: Found 1 image on the web:

 

[willowthepoet]

everything i've ever seen that had "blueberry" or anything"berry" in the name, was a dyed fish.

honey gouramis are too cute to want to colour them though! i love honeys so much, i think i would be terribly upset if i ever saw one that was dyed.

 

[YuccaPatrol]

I also haven't come across anything described as "fruity" that was not dyed except the lemon tetra. I'm sure there are other exceptions, but I can always tell a dyed/painted/injected fish when I see it. They just don't look natural. Colors seem dull even if it is a bright color.

 

[Dragonchild85]

I also haven't come across anything described as "fruity" that was not dyed except the lemon tetra. I'm sure there are other exceptions, but I can always tell a dyed/painted/injected fish when I see it. They just don't look natural. Colors seem dull even if it is a bright color.

I thought there was another that was a fruity name and not dyed...but I can't remember the name. Anyway, I messed up the image above, so here is a link...can you tell me if this fish is painted?

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/strataangel85/detail?.dir=/d244&.dnm=1d3dre2.jpg&.src=ph

I have looked closely at the fish, but the blending of blue into amber is so smooth, I'm having a hard time believing it is painted. Either way though. If they are painted, I'll be happy with three. If they are not, I may pick up more.

 

[malkore]

it looks like a dwarf flame gourami to me.

http://www.elmersaquarium.com/10gouramis_flame.htm

http://mstecker.com/images/tropicalfish/dfg2223b3.jpg