Elly
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Also, if ste12000 had red on in the article posted they would have read that
“Genetically modified daniosRed genetically modified danios are produced in Singapore and Malaysia and contain an extra RFP (Red Fluorescent Protein) gene in their genome from a coral, which causes them to fluoresce pink under certain UV-rich lighting.
The fish are sold legally in the USA by Yorktown Technologies under the trademarked name of GloFish. The apparent flood of illicit GM fish is not in any way connected to GloFish.
Alan Blake of Yorktown Technologies told Practical Fishkeeping: “Yorktown Technologies has worked very hard to responsibly manage the distribution of GloFish fluorescent fish and is very much opposed to the marketing of any GM fish without the appropriate regulatory approval.”
Contrary to some media reports, genetically modified danios are not sterile.
One Practical Fishkeeping reader successfully bred the GM GloFish sold legally under licence in the USA shortly after they were introduced into the trade in 2004.”
Glofish are enhanced with jellyfish genes, not coral, and don’t need fluorescent light to “glow”. No offence.
I think that as long as people are educated about the fish that they keep that there shouldn’t be any problem. The glofish are tropical just like wild zebra danios and couldn’t make it in the wild. If they are eaten by something if they hapen to make it into the wild (which they wouldn’t…) it would be just like if the thing had eaten a regular danio. Nada. I love the natural beauty of fishes and I love that people can choose the prettiest fish and breed them to get even prettier fish. I happen to love guppies and bettas and I love the diversity and ability to change a trait by selective breeding. Back in the day, that’s what people did was create their own fish strains through selective breeding and help to shape the aquarium business that we know today. Now that we have access to new technology people are breeding with different techniques such as gene splicing. It doesn’t hurt the fish. I love the diversity avalible in the fish world and I love that people have breed new strains via selective breeding and gene splicing. I don’t think it is out of control and I don’t think it will ever be. I encourage everyone to breed the best fish they can. Based on hardyness, temperment, size, and color. I think it is great that scientists are trying to monitor our effect on our planet by looking to the natural equipment; fish. I hope that they do find a way to have a small contained group of fishes all around the world so that problems can be caught and fixed sooner. I would sooner see 5 fish turn fluorescent than to see 1,000 fish in the same body of water die. Kudos to natural solutions. So back to my point about education. I challenge all of you on this forum to go out there and educate people in the world about this hobby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let them know how rewarding it is to breed your own beautiful fish and help others know how to care for their fish properly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On bettas, where did you get a purple betta?!?!?!?!?! I have been searching for a purple half moon and can’t find any… I have been told that a true purple doesn’t exhist. I have one blue half moon (he looked purple when I bought him) and 3 females (one copper, one black devil with full blue irridescent mask, and a red with blue irridescent). It makes me sick to see any fish in a bowl especially a betta or a gold fish. Again, lets educate people about how a fish
should live. It isn’t enought to survive, but to thrive! Educate, educate, educate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Actually, I was just reading about them from the company. They were originally produced to (and they are still trying to get it right) to turn fluorescent when the water they live in is polluted so that scientists can monitor pollution. The fluorescent fish nowadays are not injected with genes, but bred just like any other zebra danio. The injected fish were injected with the fluorescent gene from anemones or jellyfish within minutes of fertilization while still in egg form. I’m pretty sure they didn’t get hurt since they wern’t even formed yet. The injected gene then becomes a part of their DNA that they pass off to their offspring. And Voila! fluorescent fish! I personally like them and I would like to see other fluorescent fish. You have to admit a glowing betta would be pretty sool!
Oh. Have you seen the danios or tetras that are neon pink and neon orange that have been infused with jellyfish DNA? How does someone do that?!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/Ellythechinchilla/glofish_037_std.jpgGeez!!! Have you thought about selling one or both cars and getting a bike? (Seriously) What’s gas like over there? It’s about $3.00 a gallon over here…
Are glowlight danios and glowlight tetras the same thing? (They look the same…) And if so, is the fish actually part of the danio or tetra family? Could they inner breed?
My guppies just got fin rot. First they had white puffy “fungus” on them and some of them had only one or two tiny white spots on them. My one female now has fin rot caused by columnaris. She has no white spots or anything other than receding fins. Since it is caused by a bacteria, an antibiotic or copper sulfate should do the trick. I imagine your goldfish probably had the same or a similar problem. I would be concerned about an internal bacterial infection in your catfish. Just keep your eye on him. here is a WONDERFUL page about fin rot (the other links on other diseases are also very helpful!)
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/disease/p/finrot.htmMy favorite female died when I returned wth meds. I never even got any of her babies. I added CopperSafe (Copper Sulfate) and Maracyn (erythromycin). I hope they work.
My one female that originally had fungus now has fin rot. Her tail is slowly getting “pecked away” by bacteria. My prized female made it through the night!! I found her on her side/belly squeezed behind the filter. I think the 30% water change I did and the salt I added helped a lot! I think she might have columnaris. I looked at it on the internet ad her symptoms seem to match up and that could be causing tail rot in my other fish. I’m going to my LFS ASAP to get some antibiotics.
Glorified Great Dane doghouse? That might do the trick!!!! :wink:
How about turning the back portion of your car into a fish car? That way you could take them with you where ever you go! Seriously though, you should really pre-sell your fish in America!! I had never even heard of CPDs until I found this website. (And great job may I add!) I know tons of fish stores that would love to sell this fish!! Large corporations wouldn’t work of course, but I live in the Tacoma, WA area (near Seattle…) and there are a TON of specialty fish shops that are just the thing!That’s what I thought! YAY! I had heard somewhere that the eggs are pink so young guppies and unfertilized females have pink gravid spots because you can see their unfertilized eggs. I was pretty sure that it was just the sleeping fry. I am expecting 3 drops within the next week-2 weeks tops! My first female, and most gorgeous, is VERY pregnant! I have seen my wild guppies breeding with my fancy females so I might have some interesting mixes in my half-black’s and orange tailed’s next batches!
At night, my females’ gravid spots turn pink and in the morning they become black again. Is that normal/okay?
Why “don’t buy top fin”?They sell 10 for $2 over here. VERY cheep. That bottom one is gorgeous and looks like one I used to have! I hope I can find one similar! The fancy guppies in the LFS where I live all look a little poor quality. Most of them are probably culls from breeders or offspring from gupppies that have been in the tank too long and all crossbred. They are $2.33-$2.50 a piece.
