Ghaz Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Are these really pink Danio's? or some GM fish. Just seen it listed on a certain trading site... I know a few girls that would like the look of these if they're legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 link???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redracer77 Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 http://www.trademe.co.nz/pets-animals/f ... 752361.htm Look like GM to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghaz Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 yeah that one ^^^ didn't think we were allowed to link to it in here...? looked a bit "fishy" to me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 nah probably tattooed zebra danios trying to cash in on the glofish name. still, whoever bought them in must have done so illegally (i really dont see our importers playing round with them, or them surviving quarantine) or else someone is tattooing fish here in nz, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 A bit hard to tell without a picture but I see they are in Christchurch and there are a lot of genetically modified ones being bred and sold here.They were originally passed by Maf who then realised there was a problem and they raced around destroying danios but there have been a heap bred and sold since. They are partly related to a jellyfish and are pretty spectacular under a black light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghaz Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 A bit hard to tell without a picture but I see they are in Christchurch and there are a lot of genetically modified ones being bred and sold here.They were originally passed by Maf who then realised there was a problem and they raced around destroying danios but there have been a heap bred and sold since. They are partly related to a jellyfish and are pretty spectacular under a black light. Yeah i did a quick google for em, and saw that they are GM'd with Jelly fish protein or something like that to show the illumination under black lights, rather than dying them. either way shouldn't really be here. I do see that some US states/Canada have similar law for GM free, and people get around it by breeding the GM with legit versions, and the result is technically no longer GM. But most of the GM fish are/should be sterile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 They have been crossed to normals, long fins and leopards I understand. I believe the only ones that are sterile are the cross to leopards. They seem to get normals, light pinks and dark pinks from a spawning so there may be a double gene involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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