Glass fish.

I could have bought 6 glass fish for about nothing this weekend but, the LADY that helped me couldn't give me more info as to, are they easy to keep, what type of habitat they prefer. Can someone tell me more about these colorful fish?

 

is this now glass fish, or glass catfish?
you say colourful, are they the ones injected with ink

 

Its those that have orange, or yellow, or green shocking stripes on they're backs.

 

ah, i'm betting they are injected ones
http://www.petpig.com/fish/Glass_Fish.aspx


Those?

Alternative Name
Painted Glass Fish, Indian Glassfish, Glass Perch
Scientific Name: Chanda ranga

Basic Info
Glassfish get their name from their translucent body. Their body resembles glass in the sense that you can see their bones and internal organs. Some Glassfish have been injected with dye, which severely weakens the animal, if not killing it. Died Glassfish should be avoided at all cost. Healthy males will develop blue coloring on the edge of their anal and dorsal fins, while females will have a slight yellow tone to their body. At Maturity, Glassfish will reach a size of two to three inches.

Health
Glassfish are a relatively hardy fish. They should be kept in hard, brackish water, with a pH between seven and eight. Glassfish should be in water with a temperature range between 75 and 78 degrees Fahrenheit. They can be kept in non-brackish water too, but they generally do not thrive unless they are in brackish water. Glassfish prefer live foods to flake foods. Some Glassfish refuse flake food of any kind. Good live foods may include brine shrimp, wingless fruit flies, bloodworms, glass worms and tubifex worms. They may also eat some frozen and freeze dried foods as well. They should be given at least two types of live food daily in addition to some water plants to eat. They need to be in groups of five or more and the minimum tank size for five is a 20-gallon standard tank. If you want to use a tall or hex tank you should choose a larger tank since these may not provide enough horizontal swimming space or surface area for air exchange. Breeding To encourage breeding, Glassfish should be in water with a warm temperature of 84 degrees. Sunlight also encourages them to breed. Glassfish need heavy vegetation to hide their fry in. Once spawned, they parents should be removed from the tank, as they might eat the fry.

Habitat
Fresh water fish

Behavior
The Glassfish are a popular and exotic species. They are hardy, and make good fish for beginning aquarists. They are also popular among experienced aquarists as well. Glassfish are a peaceful fish and will fit well into most brackish communities. They have been known, however, to get territorial towards other aggressive fish. If kept in groups, Glassfish will school with each other. They like to stick to the bottom of the tank. Glassfish should be kept in large aquariums with heavy vegetation and rocks. They should have plenty of space to swim however, as the Glassfish is quite active.

Origin
Asia and Australia

History
Glass fish are originally from the salty waters of southern Asia and Australia. There are now strictly freshwater Glassfish, due to cross breeding. Their scientific name is Chanda ranga.

Common Foods
N/A

 

exactly these. thanks, I should have bought them. I thought they were hard to keep.

 

As far as I know you are right Ferryman they are injected and they don't live very long....
there colour wears out after while as well.

I am not a fan of fish that have been injected but that is my Opinion so every one to there own....

 

I didn't know that they were injected, I thought it was only a figure of speech. But now that you mention it, they do seem to bright to be true. I saw them the first time this weekend, and they were beautiful but, I don't want a fake fish in my community!

 

NO... You did the right thing in not buying them. It is a disgusting practice of humans LITERALLY injecting coloured ink INTO the fish. I would assume that alot of these fish die as a result of them being put through the stress of the actual injecting. It is cruel, inhumane and a shocking act of human retardation.

unfortunately, people who don't know, will buy these fish and they will die shortly after purchasing. And the only reason that stores stock them, is because people, who don't know about them, will buy them.

ALWAYS do research BEFORE buying a fish you don't know anything about.

 

i think about 50% or somesuch dont survive the practice, the immune system keeps fighting the ink off, which wears off eventually, but also makes the fish more susceptable to infection or disease







If you wanna glass fish, this fella seems flippin interesting to keep...

 

The ones I could have bought, did not have the colored belly's like the ones in the pic from Ferryman. Now I'm glad I haven't bought them. Thanks guys, always better to ask the professionals!!

 

I am far from a Pro but slagter seems to know alot...lol
Just glad we could help the more people that know about the injecting of fish the better.
I spoke to a LFS owner to day because he had a "bluebarry Oscar in stoke and I ask him doe he know why it is called that and he said no. so I explained it to him and he has said that he will not be buying any more fish that have been injected he also agrees that it is inhumane

 

I've seen the Blueberry Oscars before as well. It's bloody revolting. Oscars Dyed blue!! Yuck. What about Parrot fish? Nasty little man made mutations, and now they Dye them too... Saw 3 FULL tanks with 20 - 30 of them in each tank at an LFS the other day. All different colours. I've also seen parrots with Tattoos on them. Little Heart shapes and the Ace of spades and more.

There is no limit to human brutality/cruelty.

 

It is disturbing how far mankind would go to make money....

 

I knew there were a few fish out there that they Dyed but I never knew there was so may, it is acutely sad to see how many different types of fish have to go through this torture

 

it is. friggin stick a few HB pencils into the skin of those stupid dye farm owners, see if they'll listen to reason

 

No Matter what you do to them they will never stop there is just to much money to be made .

 

True, money is an ugly cog that makes the world go round an round

 

I read somewere , i might have even been TASA, that ppl were tattooing there fish now aswell to make them more unique. some ppl are just sick

 

Unfortunately money talks and fish suffer because of it. The only way to curb this probably and to stop the local fish shops from selling dyed/tattooed fish, is to firstly confront the owners and let them know that the fish are dyed (you'll be amazed how many of them don't even know this), and if necessary let them know that you will no longer support their shop as long as they are stocking these fish and that you will spread the word. It works, well usually, I know of two fish shops here who I have confronted in this manner who no longer stock these fish. Education is key.