Yes. In fact, I bought the ink to use in my very fine tipped Parker 51, for marking up documents. I was very disappointed in the color, and posted a thread about it. Someone actually suggested using a broader nib, to let more ink flow and more of the red pigment show up. I think the bottom line is this is red writes copper. I kind of like the way it looks when write with the broader nib, and its almost gone now anyway, so ...
Well it was a blessing in disguise then! Too bad it doesn't write great for you. Were you able to get a red that did work well?
Cheers,
M.