Dyed fish grrrrr

ive read with interest the view's expressed on this thread and felt i had to add my own.a topic which never fails to stimulate.i believe this to be a hideous practice let me share with you both informed and beginners to the hobby a few points there are many ways to dye a fish one of them by injection the fish is injected many times to achieve the desired colour or in some cases pattern.does it hurt wat do you think.... other methods employed are dipping a process which strips the fish of its natural slime coat then the fish is coloured then re dipped into a chemical to promote the regrowth of the slime coat the mortality rate of these fish are high and those lucky enough to survive will have a greatly reduced immune system the dye will fade in time so whats the point of all of the above.it defeats the whole practise of this cruel and inhumane practise i challenge anyone on this forum to defend it .

I think anyone who joins a site like this has an interest in fish and their wellbeing. After all isnt that the reason we are online here to provide advise,seek answers and help one another out and learn along the way.
If people were going to defend the dying of fish then they clearly have no interest in the well being of the fish and are highly unlikely to be on here.
I agree with Sheag on this one, we need to inform these stores of our dislikes. The keen hobbyist certainly arent going to be buying these fish, and its the repeat customers that keep lfs open. I hope everyone here realises that the only way this practice can be reduced or eliminated is reducing the market and the availability of these fish AND perhaps more importantly letting the lfs know your thoughts and let them give their reasons for defending this cruel practice (as Heno has asked). I doubt any of them would be able to defend it correctly,unfortunately there are alot of shops out there running aquatic sections and they simply havent a clue about fishkeeping in the first place. Ignorance is bliss on occassions it would seem. You just have to look at any reputable lfs, they will have the interest of the fish in mind and wont stock these poor hideous fish. Have a look at all the sponsors on here, you can be sure they would never stock these type of fish.

Its a topic that comes up at least once every year I would imagine, and the backlash is the same every year. Unfortunately the Asian market is huge for these fish, where tropical fish are as much a fashion accessory as they are a fish.
We cant educate the world, but we can certainly educate the shops that carry these fish locally.

Gavin