Most colour mutations ,occur by pure chance, be they Fish,. Birds, or White
Tigers,
Its up to the breeder to spot the difference, and over time develop the
colout fault, until it
has developed into a self sustaining strain, of that colour mutation..
The poster that commented on , how many fish fry, are flushed, due to
colour variation
being wrong, is having himself on, Totally.. Any young // small fish does
not develop it,s colour until it's grown beyond the fry stage. So to look
at fry and say there the wrong colour , is a joke.. As for the Albino
strain, Again there are Albino mutations in every living thing,
[even people] Its up to the breeder to spot the Pink eye's , and go from
there..
As for "Noname" with his coloured Oscars, Why not name the LFS concerned,
if you feel
so strongly, about the subject.. We as fellow readers // subscribers only
have your word, for what goes on at your local LFS, But if local subscribers
to this group personal know of the LFS concerned , they can give the place a
wide berth.

bassett


Kelly wrote in message
I haven't seen the oscar, but our local LFS has albino catfish with green
and purple ends, and I heard they are injected as well, so have stayed
away
from them, I can see the color fade every time I'm in the store. They were
charging double the regular price as well, and I agree it is sick. I'd
tell
your kids what happened and why so they know to research on thier own
before
buying the "pretty" fish. If you want blue fish, try some african
cichlids,
or bettas, every color blue you can think of, and they are wonderful to
breed