They don't breed either I bealive they make it so if any yahoos do release them they can't breed
Taiwan's Glowing Angelfish
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Glowing zebra danios are not sterile and I don't think these glowing cichlids are sterile. However if they were released in the waters, they can't survive anyways given the fact that we have no feral angelfish populations in United States and for these convicts, the predators will take care of these noticeable small cichlids.Zfishies;5101342; said:
I think that they will be a big hit once they make to the market here in the US. I will not buy any though I do not think they are all that.
xenia;5098203; said:
I am with you, I always thought about this hobby as some kind of nature preserving, And we are a group of amateur aqua biologists, And maybe our tanks are the last line of defense against habitat lose and extinction of fish species, But with things like that i wonder what this hobby is going to be
Are you awared that there are different types of aquarists in the hobby? I find it unlikely that they would use endangered species as glowing fish. Ricefish, zebra danios, angelfish and convicts are dirty common.Alexandrian;5101645; said:I am with you, I always thought about this hobby as some kind of nature preserving, And we are a group of amateur aqua biologists, And maybe our tanks are the last line of defense against habitat lose and extinction of fish species, But with things like that i wonder what this hobby is going to be
I don't like them. I like my fish the way they're found in the wild. The only fish I will get with selectively bred colors is a plakat betta. Angelfish look good in the regular silver and black bars. There are plenty of weird, naturally occurring fish out there that I find more impressive than glowing ones. Personally, I think more research should be put into breeding of rare species that are close to extinction and conserving them in the wild, not making new novelties.
i'm not trying to start another argument but even rare species get morphed from time to time. the axolotl is rare in the wild and there are lots of morphs of them. there have been tons of scientific studies and experiments done with axolotls as well.
there is really no reason to see morphs, hybrids and genetic modifications of rare species as a bad thing anyway. if anything, they draw more attention to the plight of the animal in question. some people that are otherwise disinterested in, or ignorant to, the current state of a rare species because of their lack of aesthetic appeal, might become big fans and supporters of their cause after seeing a "glowing" one. it would be the "glowing" one that got their attention when the "natural" ones would otherwise be looked over by most.
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there is really no reason to see morphs, hybrids and genetic modifications of rare species as a bad thing anyway. if anything, they draw more attention to the plight of the animal in question. some people that are otherwise disinterested in, or ignorant to, the current state of a rare species because of their lack of aesthetic appeal, might become big fans and supporters of their cause after seeing a "glowing" one. it would be the "glowing" one that got their attention when the "natural" ones would otherwise be looked over by most.
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