Why don`t people try to improve the genetics of these species by careful selecting, which should be inspired from nature? Why don`t they offer optimal living conditions instead of creating such mutations? I wouldn`t wish to be one of those who created them or who sell these monstrosities. Why do they bath them in chemicals just because they only care about their wallet? It`s a shame that research is oriented only to make profit.

It is not too late to react; if we don`t do that, these monstrosities will invade pet shops. We`ll face big problems when the countries which export wild fish won`t do it anymore (Brazil is going to) or when we won`t be able to keep a fish alive for more than 6 months. The main thing we should remember is the moral aspect: an aquarist is the one who loves fish. Then why do we still strive to assure them living conditions if we play with their body and aspect? Trying to create monsters is not only useless, but it is also dangerous for our pets. So don`t avoid acting when a pet shop assistant tries to sell this kind of fish to someone who doesn`t know their past. Being an aquarist doesn`t involve only breeding fish, it is also a spirit state.

I could also write about at least other 10 species: Disco fish - Parambassis ranga, Osphronemus goramy - looks like having smallpox, White Skirt Tetra - Gymnocorymbus ternetzi, Botia modesta - also painted, Coydoras, Oryzias latipes, etc. They are all the result of some kind of painting and the shops keep selling this kind of trash. Most of the victims are beginners who don`t know what they actually are and buy them.

Creating this these kinds of fish is not only immoral, but also cruel.