anemone gemone?

[valint1016]

I was at my LFS yesterday, and i was looking at a tank of fish, i forget what kind (tetras maybe) and they were INCREDIBLY bright. Like highlighter bright. It was outlandish. Upon further inspection i found a note on the tank that said that their genome had been spliced with that of a sea anemone, and that they were NOT dyed. I'm just wondering if this is as bogus as it sounds.

 

[msjinkzd]

its genetically altered...not bogus but controversial.

 

[Max]

I thought they spliced in jelly fish genes not anem genes. I saw some danio's at pet supplies pluss the other day that were marketed as glow fish . Does anyone know if it's an inheritable gene or not?
thanks
Max

 

[soobie]

The "glow" gene is inheritable, and will pass to the offspring.

 

[jm1212]

i havent heard of tetras being GM'd...if they really were tetras they couldve been dyed

 

[wataugachicken]

GloFish danios are the fish that have been genetically engineered with the flourescent jellyfish DNA. yes it is inheritable, and yes they will breed, but technically (or, rather, legally) you are not allowed to sell the offspring as the fish is patented (copyrighted?).

 

[Mgamer20o0]

lol.... havent heard that one wataugachicken.... i would love to see a link on something like that..... man sued for selling $1 glo danios......

not a fan its dyed or genetically altered.....

 

[wataugachicken]

i don't know if they would actually take legal action on an individual breeder. . . . but this comes from the GloFish website -

Because fluorescent fish are unique, their sale is covered by a substantial number of patents and pending patent applications. The providers of GloFish® fluorescent fish, 5-D Tropical and Segrest Farms, are the only distributors that have the necessary licenses to produce and market fluorescent fish within the United States. The production of fluorescent fish by any other party, or the sale of any fluorescent fish not originally distributed by 5-D Tropical or Segrest Farms, is strictly prohibited. For additional information regarding GloFish® fluorescent fish license details please

and this, the official license information. . . .

GLOFISH® FLUORESCENT FISH LICENSE NOTICE

GloFish® fluorescent ornamental fish are intended solely for visual enjoyment as aquarium fish by end users who have purchased these fish from authorized resellers, and not for commercial reproduction. Please note the following important information:

1) These fish are the subject of various intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Yorktown Technologies, L.P. (“Yorktown”), both in the U.S. and internationally.

2) GloFishâ is a trademark owned by Yorktown Technologies (Registration No. 3,056,697), and cannot be used in connection with the promotion or sale of any ornamental fish other than authentic GloFishâ fluorescent fish, which are exclusively produced by Segrest Farms, Inc and 5-D Tropical, Inc.

3) GloFishâ fluorescent fish are licensed under one or more of the following United States Patents Nos. 7,135,613; 7,150,979 and 7,166,444, as well as other pending applications.

4) Intentional breeding and/or any sale, barter, or trade, of any offspring of GloFishâ fluorescent ornamental fish is strictly prohibited.

5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, production of these fish is permitted for educational use by teachers and students in bona fide educational institutions, provided, however, that any sale, barter, or trade, of the offspring from such reproduction of these fish is strictly prohibited.

6) Please note that these fish may not be sold or transferred to anyone in the State of California, as this is prohibited by California Law. The producers of GloFishâ fluorescent fish request that all consumers respect this regulation. For more information about this issue, please visit www.glofish.com/california.asp.

7) Any bag, container, or aquarium holding GloFishâ fluorescent fish for resale, other than bags provided to end users, will be marked with either “GloFish® fluorescent fish”, or “GloFish®”, along with the name of the specific line(s) being held (i.e., Starfire Red™, Electric Green™, Sunburst Orange™ ).

 

[IceH2O]

The only way I'd own glofish is if I made my tank extremely fake looking. Florescent plastic plants, that puke mixed color gravel, and lots of ugly decor.

I think glofish in my planted tanks would just look wrong.

 

[wataugachicken]

a whole black and white pearly tank set up, with the flourescent fish as the only color.

yeah, that would be acceptable. have to make it very art-deco.