As a buyer for an aquatic store in Canada this subject is a gigantic outbreak of ICK to me.These fish ( the lumenescent gene found in jellyfish was successfuly introduced) are much loved by kids but probably scorned on by many. Banned in Canada,Europe,& many other countries,they are legal in the USA.
Most of the mass produced crops (wheat,potatoes,soybean,tomato etc) have undergone genetic manipulation,& I have the option to buy them or not,but with glow fish which are not meant for human consumption I don`t have a choice.
I can order jellybean parrots,even have them with the logo of my football or hockey team tattooed in them,but not glow fish.
A bitter irony is also that the only state to ban them in the USA is governed by a guy who used every substance known to man to enhance his appearance,namely California.
In a billion $ industry there should be a unilateral agreement such as they do with CITES for endangered spieces.
I say no ban!!
Most of the mass produced crops (wheat,potatoes,soybean,tomato etc) have undergone genetic manipulation,& I have the option to buy them or not,but with glow fish which are not meant for human consumption I don`t have a choice.
I can order jellybean parrots,even have them with the logo of my football or hockey team tattooed in them,but not glow fish.
A bitter irony is also that the only state to ban them in the USA is governed by a guy who used every substance known to man to enhance his appearance,namely California.
In a billion $ industry there should be a unilateral agreement such as they do with CITES for endangered spieces.
I say no ban!!