Those are very cool fish! would not mind having a heavily planted tank with like 30 of those little guys inthere, with a black light! 
That would be soo cool to watchThese guys are so cute!!!
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Those are very cool fish! would not mind having a heavily planted tank with like 30 of those little guys inthere, with a black light! That would be soo cool to watchJoshy;587439; said:
They aren't modified so much for the needs of the keeper but more to suit the needs of their experiments, which will eventually benefit the entire environment in the area they are released. I dont think I'd ever buy any of them, but I dont really have a problem with it.
yah they breed like this now, what you do i take the genetic material from coral, incert it into the fertilized egg of a fish let them combine and presto you get a flrecent fish, after that they breed like this now that its a part of there genetic code. cool eh.
you like tomatos dont you?, did you know that 100 years ago they where a berry? they have been bread to be as big and swwe ss they are now by there "keepers" to sute there needs, it not like doing this to fish hurts them, they do this by cross polenating plants and fish, how do you think they got the blood parot?(well now exacly like the glowlight dinos)
you like tomatos dont you?, did you know that 100 years ago they where a berry? they have been bread to be as big and swwe ss they are now by there "keepers" to sute there needs, it not like doing this to fish hurts them, they do this by cross polenating plants and fish, how do you think they got the blood parot?(well now exacly like the glowlight dinos)
What happens when some idiot releases some into the natural habitat of Zebra Danios (or any other modified fish for that matter) Is it ok if they completely replace regular Fish. Lesson #1 never mess with the genes of an animal IMO no good can come of this other than some Person giggling like a school girl when they look at them. Which I guess depending on the person isn't a bad thing.
Which brings up another interesting question. Where the hell do zebra danios come from
?
Which brings up another interesting question. Where the hell do zebra danios come from
?These types of alterations are not really that far from selectively breeding traits into dogs, cats, and any other domesticated animal. Its not like beef cows just decided to stand around and allow themselves to be fenced in and eaten. The domestication of plants and animals have changed the way that we live, eat and play.
Joshy;587439; said:
you need to read up on darwin's demestic selection. there are a lot of fish we wouldn't have if we didn't unnaturaly modifie them through breeding or other methods. exaple: most types of betta.
kissme_419;585942; said:
I watched a show on them and it said that they were steralized by the breeders for $$$ reasons.
dacox: Fair point. I know they were not modified just to look pretty, but for experiment reasons. And i am fine with that, those few individuals will benefit and possibly save lives. However that does not mean they should be released to the aquarium trade.
portabuddy: That is very interesting about the tomato, i never knew that. The thing is, fish that are modified are normally disadvantaged (normally). Look at the blood parrot, as you used for an example. It could never survive in the wild. Likewise, these new danios would be easier pickings for predators due to their clear visual. This will hopefully stop an overtake of them in the wild, but nothing can be sure.
missyme06: I am totally aware of darwin's works. And i understand that this is not a rare case in the hobby. But that does not make it is alright in my opinion, just because it is done often.
portabuddy: That is very interesting about the tomato, i never knew that. The thing is, fish that are modified are normally disadvantaged (normally). Look at the blood parrot, as you used for an example. It could never survive in the wild. Likewise, these new danios would be easier pickings for predators due to their clear visual. This will hopefully stop an overtake of them in the wild, but nothing can be sure.
missyme06: I am totally aware of darwin's works. And i understand that this is not a rare case in the hobby. But that does not make it is alright in my opinion, just because it is done often.
Like people have said, if you start playing with 'mother nature', disatser is normally the end result. If you try to control rivers, they flood for example. Now no one can be sure what the result will be of this. However i see no good coming of it. Using a few of them for occasional experiments (that are not dangerous to the fish but can protect or save lives) is fine. But when they are produced just for our amusement, i am sorry but i can not agree.
johno27;587483; said:What happens when some idiot releases some into the natural habitat of Zebra Danios (or any other modified fish for that matter) Is it ok if they completely replace regular Fish. Lesson #1 never mess with the genes of an animal IMO no good can come of this other than some Person giggling like a school girl when they look at them. Which I guess depending on the person isn't a bad thing.
Which brings up another interesting question. Where the hell do zebra danios come from
Zebra Danios originally came from India, and most other species of Danio come from the same area, India, Myanmar, etc. - Asian sub-continent.
