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A local retailer is giving a discount on Dragon Catfish Green (it's now the same price as a 3oz bottle), and I'm thinking of getting it but the lack of reviews has given me pause.

1. Is it good highlighter ink?

2. Is it readable, if needed to be used to write words (in a jiffy)?

3. How is the performance on copy paper? Does it feather a lot, does it bleed through a lot, etc.

4. Any other thoughts/comments from users would be appreciated! :)

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I think you can go back and edit the tags. You will need to 'go Advanced' though. You may even be able to edit the title, but whether it will change it's spelling in the forum is unsure.

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We changed that for you. You can't. (What you can do is edit the text part of the post within 24 h).

 

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I've tried a sample of Dragon Catfish Green, and liked it. Yes, it's light enough that you can see the text underneath. Don't recall offhand whether there was feathering or bleedthrough, though.

Note, though, that I pulled out a cheap eyedropper brush pen filled with Dragon Catfish Pink that I hadn't used for a while (it got misplaced), and there is something that looks suspiciously like mold in the barrel.... Now I'm a bit worried about the contents of the bottle. Haven't checked the pen that has DCG (a Preppy highlighter pen) -- I'll give it a check later today and report back.

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I've had several of my Noodler's highlight inks turn to gel over time. This has happened in both sample vials and in highlighting markers from preppy. I wouldn't use them in a pen that I care anything about.

 

I've not bought a full bottle. Maybe it has something to do with interaction with plastic vials?

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I don't use any of mine in good pens. Besides the DCG which is in the Preppy highlighter pen, I have Dragon Catfish Pink, Lightning Blue, and Georgia Peach (all in Kuratake brush pens that came free, packed in with bottles of Kung Te Cheng (yes, I bought three bottles -- I knocked the first one off the bathroom vanity and it broke (glass and REALLY PERMANENT INK everywhere) and had to wait 6 weeks for Goulet Pens to get it back in stock; then decided -- just in case of emergencies -- I really should have a backup bottle....

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