Homedog98
Aquarium Advice Addict
Yup. Rams, keyholes, angels, and apistos... The four Community cichlids.
Yup. Rams, keyholes, angels, and apistos... The four Community cichlids.
There are many more than that.
I'd suggest NOT buying balloon rams (you may also see them labeled "angel rams", even sillier than most common names). Balloon fish are created by selectively breeding short-bodied (deformed) fish to one another to exacerbate the deformity. Balloon fish often live shorter lifespans, have swimming issues, and are easily outcompeted for food by normal bodied fish. Regular GBRs (that you will find at a pet store) are fragile enough as it is without introducing deformity on top of that. If you want to try rams, look for a breeder... although I would worry about feeding them once your diamond tetras get some size on them.
There are many more than that.
I'd suggest NOT buying balloon rams (you may also see them labeled "angel rams", even sillier than most common names). Balloon fish are created by selectively breeding short-bodied (deformed) fish to one another to exacerbate the deformity. Balloon fish often live shorter lifespans, have swimming issues, and are easily outcompeted for food by normal bodied fish. Regular GBRs (that you will find at a pet store) are fragile enough as it is without introducing deformity on top of that. If you want to try rams, look for a breeder... although I would worry about feeding them once your diamond tetras get some size on them.
That's horrific, is that even legal? It most certainly isn't ethical.
It's worse than tattooing and that isn't legal, although people still do it all the time.
Exotic fish need to be bred to be stronger not weaker and deformed. As responsible aquarists we need to not buy any fish that are bred like that. If there is no demand, they won't need to supply.
I know some people who would say line breeding at all is unethical as well as selective breeding at all for certain aesthetic characteristics. Comes down to where you draw the line. There is no magical ethics line that says what is wrong and what isn't.
Personally I feel dying and tattooing are quite a bit worse than selective breeding. Nothings happening here that wouldn't have a possibility of happening in the wild. But I somehow doubt there are naturally occurring fish tattoos.
Are you OK with selective breeding for certain traits with dogs? How about Blood Parrots? Horses? There are a LOT of animals that are selectively bred for certain attributes that aren't very favorable to the animal.
Meh, just my two cents.
It's not the same thing as exacerbating a deformity for purely aesthetic reasons. That is what I find as deplorable as tattooing.
I agree 100% Wendi.
I love Angels too. I'm in the process of setting up an Angel tank, with 2 Platinum Veil Angels and 2 Black&Blue Pinoy Angels. With a few Zebra Danio and some Gold Veil tail Widow Tetras. And if there is enough room I'm getting a few Long Fin Leopard Danio.Are you talking about people getting a tattoo, or is there such a thing as fish tattooing? I know it sounds like a silly question, but I'm curious to know.
No we not talking about people getting tattoo's. I like tattoo's on people. Some of them are incredibly artistic.
But yes there are some people that think it's cool to tattoo their fish. They also inject die under the fishes scales to give them more intense coloring.
Sorry to keep the off topic-ness going in this thread. Personally I'd either get a pair of rams or an angel or two. I don't know if two angels would work if they paired,I'd think they would but I don't know. I just like the look of them.
Three things, 1 that is a beautiful German Blue Ram.
Next is about your phrase " Bad things happen over night and good things take time". is so true. I like it a lot. I hope you don't mind if I use it.
Last, I also love Cichlids and Rams. But aren't Rams a type of Cichlid?
:'( that's horrible!
Wendi it turns out we're like two peas in a pod. Those words could have come out of my mouth!
And Trout11B, I think she was referring to fish tattooing.
It gets worse. The ones I've seen over here have peace signs and hearts. Makes me want to punch somebody.