Dyed or Tattooed Tropical Fish

[dgridley]

I have to admit, until today I'd never heard about tattooed or dyed tropical fish! My apartment manager showed me one she'd purchased!

Here's an excerpt from an article I found:

A tropical fish supplier in Hong Kong is offering a unique new service in which it will tattoo fish with the words, patterns or logos of your choice using a laser.

HK Aquaria Mall sells a range of parrot cichlids that are dye tattooed with Chinese New Year wishes or sayings such as "I love you", and now offers the opportunity to have fish custom tattooed with the words of your choice.

more: http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=850

Apparently fish in Oklahoma City were confiscated as being in violation of a city ordinance prohibiting dyed animals. Though the ordinance was meant to protect against sales of dyed chicks and bunnies during Easter, OK City police felt compelled to enforce the ordinance with respect to the dyed fish. Over $1400 worth of the tattooed fish were euthanized after being confiscated. (I guess it's not ok to tattoo them, but it is ok to put the tattooed fish out of their misery? Talk about closing the gate after the horse is out!)

So what do you think about this?

Personally, while I think it's a novel idea, I can't see how it doesn't stress the fish or potentially lead to an increased risk of infection.

video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH1RkGbziy8

 

[Kryvast]

Personally, while I think it's a novel idea, I can't see how it doesn't stress the fish or potentially lead to an increased risk of infection.

It does infect the fish?

The skin of a fish is living tissue throughout. Any colouring method that damages the skin's protective surface will render fish prone to potentially life-threatening infections.

I'm with you, why euthanized the confiscated fish can't they just release it in their natural habitat? %%-

 

[dgridley]

It "could" infect the fish, but it may not.

I'm thinking it's stressful to do the procedure because the fish is out of the water but not sure I'm totally against it.. thought it was stupid they euthanized the "rescued" fish!