firenzenz Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Disco Fish! http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/c ... ntent=html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Amazing, but certainly not my cup of tea. IMO its likely to result in thousands of fish being ill-kept and/or flushed, as people buy them on impulse with out researching their requirements or thinking through the ongoing commitment of maintaining an aquarium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted July 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Yes I was thinking as I read What would that amount of genetic research achieve if devoted to a more productive end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 This is sad. These fish aren't supposed to look like this, it's going to affect their natural behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Iread it in the newsletter they send out. I think its pretty brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 So not my cup of tea either, but eh each to their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Whip Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I like them. They would be the only angel I would ever want to own. Pity they will not be aloud here. I don't see them being any different to a fancy betta. well except you can see them in the dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Might convince me to buy an angel. In fact, I'll take 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I like them. They would be the only angel I would ever want to own. Pity they will not be aloud here. I don't see them being any different to a fancy betta. well except you can see them in the dark but its mean :evil: they did not choose to have it done did they Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 but its mean :evil: they did not choose to have it done did they They did not choose to be hatched, they did not choose to be put into tanks, they did not choose and don't care about much anything past, "LOOK FOOD!" That would be if they had the brainpower to form the thought rather than just react by swimming closer to it with their mouth open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Yuck. At least they couldn't survive in any wild environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Definately not for me but can see how people who are more into impressing others with the Wow factor would buy them :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 We will never see them here with the genetic modification hysteria here. I don't think its very ethical tho IMO, but very interesting and a pretty big scientific achievement. But would you need to expose them to light first like glow in the dark paint :lol: Or would it save on tank lighting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 They are probably like the danios Maf got onto finally. They are spectacular under a black light, but for me they are about the same as the fish that have been bred short and fat and look like they swam into the end of the tank a bit too fast. Very artificial---might as well get a glow in the dark plastic one from the $2 shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Very artificial---might as well get a glow in the dark plastic one from the $2 shop. totally agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 This is sad. These fish aren't supposed to look like this, it's going to affect their natural behaviour.I agree. Could someone explain to me why do we create "new species" during the same time we're destroying some we don't even know the existence, in native forests or oceans for instance ? Can this be an answer ? The fluorescent cichlids are expected to hit the ornamental fish market as early as 2012, with a projected value (of production) of at least 60 million dollars annually. (Practical fishkeeping) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Treehuggers! :lol: There is no new species created. It can't affect their natural behaviour, especially in tanks that are about as far from natural habitat as can be. These fish have never seen natural habitat and never will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Could someone explain to me why do we create "new species" during the same time we're destroying some we don't even know the existence, in native forests or oceans for instance ? Can this be an answer ? Pretty much, when people will pay hundreds for a man-made handbag and then scoff at me spending a similar amount on a rare fish it says a lot about our values as a species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 WHY?--The short answer is "money". If people stopped buying them then people would stop creating them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Not my cup of tea either but they are sure to be a hit in the Aquarium trade. I agree with Alan a $2 glow in the dark plastic one has just as much appeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 You don't want to see them fluoresce then turn the UV off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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