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Sal329
10-04-2006, 12:00 PM
I went to the LFS and found some nice rams. Then in the next tank that have these lil small fat rams. They said they are angel rams. Anyone know about these?
I went to the LFS and found some nice rams. Then in the next tank that have these lil small fat rams. They said they are angel rams. Anyone know about these?
I bet they are actually "Balloon rams" geneticly modified fish... :rolleyes:
Cathy G
10-04-2006, 1:25 PM
Yep, they have been bred for their distorted swim bladders, just like balloon mollies, etc. Kind of like collie dogs - they were bred for longer and skinnier faces. This was considered a more pleasing appearance, nevermind that epilepsy is now a real problem in this breed... Same with german shepherds - breeders thought that their backs were too long. Now that the dogs have shorter sloping backs hip displasia is rampant in the breed...
When their is money to be made, animals can suffer.
:sad:
Cathy
Sal329
10-04-2006, 2:00 PM
wow glad I asked. I will just stick with the regular rams. Thanks all.
sumthin fishy
10-04-2006, 8:06 PM
geneticly modified fish... :rolleyes:
Just to clarify,
Genetic modification implies actually altering the genetics of the fish in a laboritory, while the baloon rams are line bread for certain traits(as cathy has pointed out) I dont really agree with either method, but wanted to point out the diference.