Dyed Frog?

[poison]

Wow. I had no clue they did this to frogs. This is sick.

Eli, if your frogs eyes are red then its safe to say you have an albino. Unless they dye the eyes too?

[elliotulysses]

Wow. I had no clue they did this to frogs. This is sick.

Eli, if your frogs eyes are red then its safe to say you have an albino. Unless they dye the eyes too?

They look more like a golden color, a bit brighter than my natural colored frog. It is just hard to tell in some lighting!
But if he has golden eyes, should he not be an albino?

[poison]

They look more like a golden color, a bit brighter than my natural colored frog. It is just hard to tell in some lighting!
But if he has golden eyes, should he not be an albino?

What color are his pupils?

[elliotulysses]

What color are his pupils?

Black! I think? Something fairly dark. Is this uncommon for albinos, as his coloration is looking more to be like one.

[Tongue Flicker]

Black! I think? Something fairly dark. Is this uncommon for albinos, as his coloration is looking more to be like one.

My albinos had black eyes as well but when you flash a cam on them it shows red @_@

[poison]

If the pupils are black then it is not an albino. Albino's lack the pigment melanin so they can not produce black. Albino's generally have red/pink eyes.

[mpmistr]

My albinos had black eyes as well but when you flash a cam on them it shows red @_@

You probably have an ACF similar to my 'albino' he is rather golden/yellow with black pupils. When I saw a true albino ACF in a pet store for the first time I realized my ACF was not a true albino either. There is a lot of variation in 'albino' ACF, true albino,leucistic, golden, ect..

[poison]

Yeah you guys must have dyed frogs or leucistics.

[elliotulysses]

My albinos had black eyes as well but when you flash a cam on them it shows red @_@

The same thing happens to me. Visibly, they look dark, but with a camera or anything else bright they look more red. But perhaps that's just similar to the red glare people get in their eyes during photos.

[elliotulysses]

What color are his pupils?

It is strange. Underwater they look black, but when he occasionally basks on the surface or comes up for air, they are CLEARLY red.

[poison]

It is strange. Underwater they look black, but when he occasionally basks on the surface or comes up for air, they are CLEARLY red.

Then you may have an albino

[Tongue Flicker]

So It's possible getting albinos and leucistics from the same group upon buying then

[elliotulysses]

Then you may have an albino

It's looking like it! I moved them from there temporary "cottage" for 2.5 gallons and now they are in their 20 gallon it is MUCH easier to see the eye color.
Now it's just a wait game to see what he turns into.
While the whole dying process is horrible in cruel, I can't help but to think of this as "yeah, I can't wait until the dye gets off of him, then I can see the real treasure of his markings/coloring etc"

[elliotulysses]

I just visited a store "Pet supplies PLUS" and they had tanks of very small ACFs. I wanted to complain to someone, especially since some of the little guys were looking like they couldn't handle the process or the tank water. Not to mention that it wasn't good to carry these animals who were dyed "tutti fruitti" and how cruel of a process it is
They also didn't carry any Seachem products, which just added to the disappointment.

I'm just glad I gave my dyed frog a good home and don't mind his blotchiness as he outgrows the dye.

Also thank you to everyone on this thread and forum. You all are great

[elliotulysses]

Also does anyone know if this causes lateral line issues, or maybe he just prefers the sinking food?

Anecdotally I've heard that males like to be bottom feeders, while females like to feed at the surface?
I almost would believe it because they are starting to show size/shape difference (cecil looks like a "typical" male while carlos is plumping up and getting more pair shaped). Cecil usually swims around the bottom and scavanges, while Carlos just kind of waits for the food to fall and swims up to grab it, where as I have never seen Cecil do this.