Do they dye saltwater fish?

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I know this is kind of a strange question but I was wondering if they dyed saltwater fish like the do some of the freshwater fish. I'm asking because I didn't know if I should put the dyed fish article in the saltwater resources or not. My guess is probably not since the process has a high mortality rate.

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  I have no idea,but they are so sensitive to everything,I don't see how they could.

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I don't think they dye fish, but I know they bleach/dye some anemonies.

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They definitely dye and bleach anemones to make them look "cool" and "unique". But these individuals end up dying usually pretty quickly because yes they are very sensitive as pacof5 already pointed out. Its horrible and makes them look really weird and unnatural.

As for fish... most saltwater fish are already colorful enough as it is I think. I've nver heard of the fish being dyed like they do with the freshwater ones.

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  I love this site,I am always learning something new!! We did not know that anemones could be dyed.How can you tell? All I have ever seen are the pink,purple or white with colored tips.What a distressing thought,as if they weren't beautiful enough on their own.

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Some information on bleaching: http://clownfishandanemones.com/AnemoneFAQ.htm

I'm not sure if there are any tell-tale signs. It might be best just to ask the store if the specimen has been dyed. They should know. Anemones in their natural hues just look... I don't know how to explain... NATURAL! Haha. Dyed ones are weird colors like chemical-green or bright-solid-yellow. Most anemones will have an opaqueness to them... a transcluscence. Dyed ones appear solid.

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    Thank you,Kara for the link.Although I haven't read it all,what I've read so far was very helpful.
    That explains why the white ones we got,changed color to the brownish green.Which is ok,means we were doing something right instead of something wrong.We will definitely be going back to that site again for further info.

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It would be hard without them dying. There would also be false advertising if a wild fish was dyed and they said they caught it that way in the wild.

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Yeah I think the mortality rate of dyed anemones is very high. I can't imagine why they would even want to do that when these creatures are already so beautiful.

I wonder if that's why our green bubble-tip anemone turned brownish dull green, and then died.

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Yeah I think the mortality rate of dyed anemones is very high. I can't imagine why they would even want to do that when these creatures are already so beautiful.

I wonder if that's why our green bubble-tip anemone turned brownish dull green, and then died.

That might be the answer. But I do agree with you.