Man City Pet is always gettin knocked on for the littlest crap.
Its not like CP did the actual tattooing. The fish are simply shipped to them the way they appear. No more, no less. And its not like parrots were the first fish tattooed. Anyone see the tattooed Koi and tattooed Giant Gourami?
If anyone really wants to fuss and cuss, Fish R Us sells tattooed parrotfish as well as the tattooed Giant Gourami but do you see anyone chasing after them and putting them on the news?
In all honestly there aint nothin you can do about fish like this. They get sent out of Asia or wherever they come from as you and I see them. You can boycott all you want, but the distributor will simply have someone else with less inhibitions to buy them.
Just like that Blue Tortifolia at the LFS, if you dont buy it, someone else will.
Just my $0.02.