British aquarist bred illegal GM fish at home

[stotty]

A Practical Fishkeeping reader has bred genetically modified 'glow-in-the-dark' fish that he purchased illegally from an aquarium shop in the UK.

The reader, who has asked us to preserve his anonymity, obtained the fluorescent GM fish from an unnamed UK retailer where they were being sold as Red danios.

He claims that the fish were imported into the UK from the Czech Republic, where they are being bred, after breeders there obtained brood stock smuggled in from Asia.

The reader believes that the fish are definitely genetically modified, and not dyed or colour-fed as previously suggested by some suppliers; something that one Czech breeder of the GM fish has confirmed from his images.


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[cockroach]

was wondering when that would happen!

 

[princess]

so these fish in england are illegal? but dont america "make" modified danio legally? i forgot what their called.....

 

[ewurm]

I thought they were bred to be sterile, but I guess not!

 

[thing124]

so these fish in england are illegal? but dont america "make" modified danio legally? i forgot what their called.....

thier called glofish

 

[Horiyoshi III]

Ahhhh it is a sad day in fishkeeping when words like "Smuggled" have to be used to describe new aquisitions(

 

[BIGgourami]

dude i <3 Doom!


but yeah we do make 'em here. i dont see what the big fuss is they lead normal lives and dont actually exude light. they're just really pink and if you put them under a black light they'll glow.

 

[Bucko]

Most of Europe has some pretty strict rules about genetic modification of any type and from the articles I've read about the Glo-Fish they don't seem to be to interested in making any exceptions.

I have all three colors in my 29