will.pointon Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Has anyone heard of glofish before? If so where can I find them and that are compatable with platy and bristle nose catfish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 There were some red ones imported a while ago but were destroyed by Maf when discovered along with any other danios. They are genetically modified and therefore unwanted organisms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will.pointon Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yea I googled after posting this and I literally just read the acticle. Dammit they looked really cool. Especially the green ones. What would you suggest with platy that are colorful and not guppy, Mollies, Sword tails or any other livebearers. I'm hard to please aha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Cardinals, Neons, Danio's, possibly ember tetra's? Mine are bright orange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will.pointon Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Would four female platy and say 6 Neons be all good in a 22L tank (AR-126) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Why do you think they look cool? Unnatural, terrible for the fish causing earlier death. Why not get cardinals which have MUCH better and safer colour, + they are not illegal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 How is it terrible for the fish? It doesn't hurt them at all. Maybe you're thinking of the dyed ones, which are injected. They're talking about the GM ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will.pointon Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Go to the glofish wesite and see what cha think. I didn't realize they were GM or even that that they give off a glowing light about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 They have transfered a gene from a jellyfish and the colour shows up best under black light. Not my cup of tea but obviously there is a market for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice222 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Some rasboras are also quite colourful. I find mosquito rasboras more vibrant than ember tetras for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Im confused? There are 2 types of GM fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Im confused? There are 2 types of GM fish? No, there are not. At least not in relation to this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice222 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Im confused? There are 2 types of GM fish? I'f you're talking about what I said, I wasn't talking about glofish. Just following up on what Adrienne was saying - suggesting other bright and colourful fishes that are legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 nah, I was referring to bdspider's comment; both dye and the jellyfish gene have to be injected I am pretty sure - and the fish appreciates that? What do you mean by the other GM ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 With the glofish, the jellyfish gene is IN their genes, they are born that way, the genes are passed on from their parents, they are engineered to be that colour, not injected. Whereas with dyed fish, dyes are injected into the individual fish and are not genetic. A dyed fish would have normal offspring. EDIT: Here's some Wiki links so you can see the difference between dyed and GM fish. Dyed:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_fish GM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GloFish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 The jellyfish gene was spliced into the danio genome and thus forms part of the fish's genome. No pain and no harm done. No negative effect for the fish in our tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 MAF Radar in the house :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/publicat ... -78/gmfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Ah ok thanks educated again. Did you know Koreans inserted a phospherous gene into dogs giving them glow in the dark paws - its on youtube, pretty wierd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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