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i saw some "glow danios" the other day, and i just want to know your feelings about them

They are new on the market and after i had 2 they are a lot like zebra danios from my experiance. And the colours r great

Are you refering to http://www.glofish.com/

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yeah thats what im talking about. and juwel they ARE zebra danios

Well there have been many previous post discussing the ethics of this fish. IMO there is nothing wrong with it but I am a liberal athiest so I dont exactly have an unbiased opinion. If you want to know more read some of the previous post about this issue.

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sorry

No reason to be sorry everybody learns something new everyday.

I believe glo-fish were originally used to spot pollution in rivers.

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Glofish themselves don't help spot pollution. They're part of the process of developing fish that can change colors based on water quality. Also, supposedly part of the Glofish profit goes towards the research.

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I think the same I thought since the moment I saw them years ago...
GROSS! WHO NIPPED THAT DANIO HALF TO DEATH!.

In fact I almost threw up the first time I saw them, even though I knew what they were. They just look diseased to me. The first time I saw them the "glow" part was splotchy and uneven. Even after I saw later shipments that the color was more even they still look abnormal to my eyes.

I'd take normal fish over glodanios anyday.

^_^

I was in Taiwan in December and there was one store that exclusively sold these flourescent fishes. They even had pictures of how they injected the flourescent gene into fish eggs and the subsequent development steps the fish goes through. IMO they look cheesy and quite ugly.

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i think they are gross, personally.

If they were blue they would be much prettier ^_^

Inky

I'm not a fan of this idea at all. At least these fish aren't being dyed after they are born like some are, but i think they look very un-natural, and i would personally prefer a tank that is as natural and close to a real ecosystem as possible. Don't think that can be achieved with a manufactured, glow in the dark fish

I dont know if this helps or if u have all ready found this website but i just came across this site: http://www.5dtropical.com/5dglofish.htm

Ok I admit i've been out of fishkeeping for years, so when I started going to pet stores again I saw the Glofish for the first time. I was really confused! I didn't think they were actually ugly. I just thought it was horrible that people were still dying fish and felt sorry for them. I looked them up though, and i'm surprised that they're just made that way. I don't think they're necessarily wrong, but I don't have problems with changing genetics.

I just think it's sad when fish are hurt to look different. I saw white balloon mollies at my LFS that were "tattood." One had a heart on its side and one was spotted like a dalmation, but obviously fake and not a true dalmation molly. The sad thing is, I was with someone that didn't know much about fish and she loved the heart one. She thought it was just natural because she knew mickey mouse platys were natural. I wonder if other people make that same assumption often?

The pottery that growls!

For those of you in the UK you should know that these particular fish are Illegal to sell because of the Genetic engineering of them. I saw an article on this in the UK Here is the Link.

Aquarium shops warned about potential GM fish

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I see the glofish at the LFS, and ethically correct ro not, I think they look like highlighter caps floating in the aquarium, quite unnatural to me. but, I can see why youngsters like them... just my 2 quid..