Guppies are so last week, may we interest you in a tattooed fish?

28 June 2019 - 07:00 By Alex Patrick
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The fish are put to 'sleep' before they are 'painted'.
The fish are put to 'sleep' before they are 'painted'.
Image: Alon Skuy

The sale of “tattooed” pet fish in SA has caused gasps of outrage.

But amid howls of protest over yellow parrot fish emblazoned with the symbols for “I love you” (at R400 a pop), the pet store owners say there’s nothing wrong with it.

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