DNA testing?
- Thread starter DeLgAdO
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Well, seems that they use it to sex asian arowana species probably for breeding purposes or what not. Anyhow, asian arowana's are quite expensive....I can see why they would do so with these particular species and not waste time and money into jars, blacks and silver. However, it would be great to see more conservation of the blacks and trying to distinguish what IS the sole root for silvers developing droop eye.meiling;781995; said:
-My mate gets back from tassie tomorrow (he's on a Uni trip) so I'll give him a call and should get the information then.
-Also I asked another mate to ask his sister the ins and outs she is a Marine Biologist and he'll get back to me tomorrow (if he remembers).
-Also I asked my Mum to check at the hospital when she works tomorrow, cost and if they'll do it as well.
-Asking a mates Dad who breeds Parrots where he gets them sexed and cost. I will then give them a ring to check if they'll test fish and exact costs.
-I will also ring a vet as well.
So as it looks I should have a definite anwser tomorrow and if possible a price as well. But remeber I live in Australia and price will vary, not just due to currancy.
BTW, you all should see the faces I have been given asking all these questions. Ranging from this
to this 
to this :WTF: and my mate with the Biologist sister did this 
-Also I asked another mate to ask his sister the ins and outs she is a Marine Biologist and he'll get back to me tomorrow (if he remembers).
-Also I asked my Mum to check at the hospital when she works tomorrow, cost and if they'll do it as well.
-Asking a mates Dad who breeds Parrots where he gets them sexed and cost. I will then give them a ring to check if they'll test fish and exact costs.
-I will also ring a vet as well.
So as it looks I should have a definite anwser tomorrow and if possible a price as well. But remeber I live in Australia and price will vary, not just due to currancy.
BTW, you all should see the faces I have been given asking all these questions. Ranging from this
to this to this :WTF: and my mate with the Biologist sister did this I can't wait to hear your answers, just to know where technology really is, and what is available now fascinates me, thanks mate!
Nice topic here bros (thanks del). This is something I've been wondering about for a while as I'd love to do a small breeding program program with asian aros one day, and it seems that most of the knowledge on the subject is about them.
-My mate is still in tassie and will be until next tuesday (i thought it was this tuesday)
-The Hospital said they dont do anything for animals.
-The vet said they only do bloods and dont do DNA testing and told me to ring the museum as the heard someone was doing DNA testing on mice. (The guy I need to talk to isn't in right now and I got told to ring back at 2pm (4hrs).
-My mate sister said its not her field and she doesn't know (she does stuff with coarls or something??).
So far no definite anwser, seem like alot of arsing about though.
-The Hospital said they dont do anything for animals.
-The vet said they only do bloods and dont do DNA testing and told me to ring the museum as the heard someone was doing DNA testing on mice. (The guy I need to talk to isn't in right now and I got told to ring back at 2pm (4hrs).
-My mate sister said its not her field and she doesn't know (she does stuff with coarls or something??).
So far no definite anwser, seem like alot of arsing about though.
DeLgAdO;781563; said:
E-mail Rapps!!
I heard he has had it done on a few occasions.. Not really knowledgable on if it is even really informational.. But I have heard he has had it done
I called the museum and the guy still wasn't avalible so I'm giving up, I cant even keep Asians anyway.
Just to sum up what I found out;
-Normal human DNA processing Lab wont, or cant do it.
-Vets cant do it unless they are setup for it, but only usually do blood opts (I called the RAH (Royal Adeliade Hospital) they got an animal section and told me they cant do it and other vets in the state cant either)
-People in the museum are hard to get in contact with.
So I tried to find out, and failed. I would keep trying but I dont have the time for the rest of the week (on Friday I might have the time to ring the museum, if I do, I will). You would have to be really dedicated to do this as the one thing I got from eveywhere I rang was "you know DNA testing costs alot"
Just to sum up what I found out;
-Normal human DNA processing Lab wont, or cant do it.
-Vets cant do it unless they are setup for it, but only usually do blood opts (I called the RAH (Royal Adeliade Hospital) they got an animal section and told me they cant do it and other vets in the state cant either)
-People in the museum are hard to get in contact with.
So I tried to find out, and failed. I would keep trying but I dont have the time for the rest of the week (on Friday I might have the time to ring the museum, if I do, I will). You would have to be really dedicated to do this as the one thing I got from eveywhere I rang was "you know DNA testing costs alot"
Nova 8;784925; said:
thats just what i suspected
although dna testing is a 100% effective way to sex an arowana, it is for the most part unavailable to the average fish keeper.
I do thank you very much for your efforts nova. Keep trying to get in contact with the museum though, ill be looking foward to this when you report back, hopefully the museum can come through with it.
