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	Danio choprai ??
BM Fish Master Posts: 1436 Kudos: 239 Votes: 127 Registered: 24-Aug-2000	I have seen these recently in my LFS for about $9.50 US for 2. I have heard that these fish are hard to breed due to the fact that the manipulation of their genes to make the colors cause them to be born infertile. Does anyone know if this is true? has anyone here bred them? I would like to get some to breed as buying as a large shoal of these would look nice, but would be expensive. http://www.fishprofiles.com/site/aquarank.aspx
Posted 06-Nov-2007 01:38
catdancer Big Fish Mad Scientist Posts: 471 Kudos: 138 Votes: 13 Registered: 15-Apr-2007	Danio choprai is not manipulated in any way, the colors of this fish are natural. Breeding was described recently in an article published in TFH this year. You can probably retrieve the article online as they have an extensive archive.
Posted 06-Nov-2007 02:21
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	You can also do a Google there are several sites that have information that will be useful to you. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 06-Nov-2007 03:44
BM Fish Master Posts: 1436 Kudos: 239 Votes: 127 Registered: 24-Aug-2000	Are these the same fish being discussed here.. http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/threads/35380.1.htm?15# http://www.fishprofiles.com/site/aquarank.aspx
Posted 08-Nov-2007 19:23
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	Glofish are just transgenic zebra danios. D. choprai is closely related, but it is indeed a different species.
Posted 08-Nov-2007 19:53
BM Fish Master Posts: 1436 Kudos: 239 Votes: 127 Registered: 24-Aug-2000	The fish at the LFS may be glowfish- their colors seem way to vivid to be normal. How can one tell for sure? http://www.fishprofiles.com/site/aquarank.aspx
Posted 08-Nov-2007 23:48
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	Edited by superlion Danio choprai Glofish (pink is the "original" color) ><>
Posted 09-Nov-2007 03:44
catdancer Big Fish Mad Scientist Posts: 471 Kudos: 138 Votes: 13 Registered: 15-Apr-2007	Edited by catdancer Danio choprai is closely related to Danio rerio, the common zebra fish which is used as a model organism in genetic studies. There is NO genetic variation of D. choprai available - the fish is in fact not so easy to breed and more challenging than D. rerio to keep. If you are talking about a fish that 'glows in the dark', you are looking for this: http://www.fishmartinc.com/glofish.htm If you are interested in breeding the glowfish: it is not more difficult to breed than the 'natural' zebra fish. The genetic 'manipulation' does not affect the eggs of the fish.
Posted 09-Nov-2007 16:20
BM Fish Master Posts: 1436 Kudos: 239 Votes: 127 Registered: 24-Aug-2000	Thank you all That answers my question. My LFS has glofish not D Choprai. Kind of expensive at $9.44 US for 2- is this the average price for them? http://www.fishprofiles.com/site/aquarank.aspx
Posted 09-Nov-2007 16:59
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	Glofish are pricey because they're patented... one company controls the supply, nobody else is allowed to sell them to your LFS, and they crank up the prices because they control the market. ><>
Posted 09-Nov-2007 19:52


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