Raspberry sun coral

[blackheart]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=972597

Take a look at this thing it is amazing.

I wanted one after i saw this thread so i did some research and ended up finding out that they are fake. They Dye this poor thing.
Like there aren't enough beautiful things in the ocean they have to dye things. It is just insane. Has anyone had one of these before maybe i got some wrong info and these are the real thing.

Let me know. I know that a kid i knew had one for ten months it started turning yellow he called the place asked what he could do to keep it is wonderful pick raspberry color and the guy (a wholesaler) said......... get this he said "Dye it again"

What is going on this drives me crazy anyone else

 

[Random Aquarist]

It angers me, but I always remember this: Humans are selfish, greedy creatures for the most part. All of the world's problems stem from human selfishness. It is an eternal thing.

 

[tgreene]

Unfortunately, these atrocities aren't restricted to the reef trade... :eek2:

 

[Snowreefer]

Makes me sick to see that. What they are doing to fish is even worse. Saw a gourami at one local store. It had USA tattoo'd on one side and the american flag tattoo'd on the other. I'm all for patriotism but when fish die to do it. forget that!

here is a good link for info on dying

http://www.deathbydyeing.org/

 

[Steven Pro]

Here is more information on this practice:

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

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