Are there any genetically altered aquarium fish besides glofish?
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There are these fluorescent cichlids produced in Taiwan
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=2962
These kinda creep me out...
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=2962
These kinda creep me out...
Actually, Mutant parrot fish are a result of selective breeding.
But I agree that they should be banned, thier development was an exercise in animal cruelty, in my opinion.
Do you mean genetically altered by active artificial genetic modification or passive selective breeding?
IMO the 2 are fairly similar its just how they go about it. The latter will include many of the accepted fish available to us. Goldfish, Discus, Angelfish, Ancistrus varieties. The former includes these 'Fluorescent' fish and 'Glofish' where a new gene has been added.
IMO the 2 are fairly similar its just how they go about it. The latter will include many of the accepted fish available to us. Goldfish, Discus, Angelfish, Ancistrus varieties. The former includes these 'Fluorescent' fish and 'Glofish' where a new gene has been added.
i dont agree with the injected fish to make them a certain pattern or a certain colour. passive selective breeding is aceptable imo
Don't even get me started on injected fish, that is probably one of the worst "cosmetic improvements" that people have come up with for animals, aside from perhaps tail docking on horses.
On the other hand genetically engineered fish are hatched with thier colors and would only be inconvenienced by them if they were trying to hide from predators.
I dont think it is. Cant see why people cant just leave nature as it is. There are plenty of magnificent looking natural fish so why mess with any of them?
hell yeah like the blood paret fish they are a cross mix same as flowerhorns they are a mix of trimaxulada and mides cichlid and red devil . lots of fish can be modified geneticly like breed a male guppy with a molly the fry will be sterile but can be dome the op peacocks are all crosses guppies and endlers can be breed with each other the fry become f1 hyprids the marine clown fish can all cross breed with each other