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Do not buy those soft corals which look slightly pale fluorescent yellow. Those have been bleached purposely (& maybe even dyed as well) for sale. Such acts by the supplier to make money are disgusting. The worst part is that even the most reputable farms receive these soft corals.

Always something more important than fish.

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Do not buy those soft corals which look slightly pale fluorescent yellow. Those have been bleached purposely (& maybe even dyed as well) for sale. Such acts by the supplier to make money are disgusting. The worst part is that even the most reputable farms receive these soft corals.

Hi FuEl,

Which LFS isit :rolleyes:?

WEST :fear: ?

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Hi FuEl,

Which LFS isit :rolleyes:?

WEST :fear: ?

Most of them. Just don't support the bleaching and coloring of soft corals and anemones. It's a disgusting practice. Just because these things are not on CITES or listed as endangered does'nt mean that it is ok to artificially color them to make them more attractive for sale. The marine aquarium hobby does not need bad press like this.

The only time you will ever see a naturally yellow leather coral is from Fiji/Tonga shipments. These are dark yellow. Leather corals that are bright, fluorescent yellow have been dyed.

Always something more important than fish.

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Do not buy those soft corals which look slightly pale fluorescent yellow. Those have been bleached purposely (& maybe even dyed as well) for sale. Such acts by the supplier to make money are disgusting. The worst part is that even the most reputable farms receive these soft corals.

Bro,

what about the fluorescent pink??

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Dyed.

Is it possible to have a thread of all the dyed live stocks with pictures?

I despise them, but being new in this hobby, I can't really tell.

Once we are able to tell, we maybe able to contribute by posting pictures and location found.

I got a bad feeling my bubble anemone is dyed, its been hiding for the pass 2 weeks without food. :(

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Bubble tip anemones are rarely dyed as their natural color is bright enough. Usually anemones that are dyed have a base color that is white/grey. The most common color used to dye anemones is yellow. Bright yellow anemones are almost certainly dyed.

Pink pigments are natural for some anemones like bubble-tip anemones. However bright pink is not a natural color for leather corals and other common soft corals that are photosynthetic. Pink can be a natural color if the coral is non-photosynthetic. Basically if you see a photosynthetic soft coral that is bright yellow or deep/bright pink, be very skeptical.

If you want to see examples, go to one of the largest marine farms in the north. Tanks and tanks of dyed corals. In the east side as well.

Always something more important than fish.

http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/

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dam... just bought one pink with orange tip yesterday. I asked several times whether it is original or dyed color. and answer given was original.... :angry:

What coral is that? If it's an anemone or a non-photosynthetic soft coral it could be the natural color.

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Natural color, although it might be a little bleached. Avoid blasting it with strong light at this point.

A bit to bright to be natural? Dunno but I have not seen such bright pink color ones before...

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Links on identifying dyed corals.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/dyedcorals.htm

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-09/eb/index.php

Quote from Eric Borneman:

"Fiji has undergone significant bleaching events and many corals being cultured and collected have also bleached. This is truly an unfortunate predicament for those involved in the trade. However, the introduction of artificial colorants to mask a bleached coral and make it marketable is a practice that must not continue. "

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Do not buy those soft corals which look slightly pale fluorescent yellow. Those have been bleached purposely (& maybe even dyed as well) for sale. Such acts by the supplier to make money are disgusting. The worst part is that even the most reputable farms receive these soft corals.

+1

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hi FuEl,

just got this tube anemone from a reefer that decommed...

can i ask is this dyed??

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Natural color. Tube anemones are non-photosynthetic. They naturally possess fluorescent pigments.

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