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Are red parrots dyed2007-11-24 23:10:04

I've heard some people say red parrot chiclids are dyed by the breeders. Is that true? I always thought their bright red color was natural.

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Yes and no. Yellow, orange, and red can be natural colors, the fish could be fed color-enhancing foods by the breeders to darken their color, or the fish may be dyed. When you see these in a pet store, you wouldn't have any way of really knowing.

It's only after you've had them at home for a while that you might be able to tell the difference. If color enhancing foods were used (red peppers, shrimp, carrots, pumpkin, etc.) to get a more red or orange color in a lighter fish, the color will probably fade within a few months, as opposed to dyed fish which fade after about a year. If the color stays for longer than a year, that's the natural coloration.

I'd avoid any from a batch of parrots labelled as "jelly bean" or something of the sort - here, the greens, purples, blues, are guaranteed to be dyed, so the others may be as well.

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Their colors are natural. Birds come in all sorts of bright colors to attract mates. You thought right the first time.

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Yes, the oranges and yellows are natural. It's not dye, it's a tattoo. I wouldn't buy them. Thats how striped one's and I <3 U fish come out. Cichlids aren't birds dufus. They're a hybrid of the severum and red devil.

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Wait, what catagory is this. I thought it was fish. But having red feathers is not really a fish thing..so.birds?