genetically enhanced fish

So lets ask another question, a hypothetical one.

You live far way from any lfs, the one close by recently closed....

The journey to the nearest lfs would probably kill your fish as it is so far away, so you decide thats not an option. Yuo dont know anyone nearby who will take the fish off your hands.

You have to move house next week and you cant take your tank...

Would you put the fish in the local stream instead of euthanasia?
 
nickmcmechan said:
So lets ask another question, a hypothetical one.

You live far way from any lfs, the one close by recently closed....

The journey to the nearest lfs would probably kill your fish as it is so far away, so you decide thats not an option. Yuo dont know anyone nearby who will take the fish off your hands.

You have to move house next week and you cant take your tank...

Would you put the fish in the local stream instead of euthanasia?
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No. Euthanising fish is always a last resort, but releasing them into a wild ecosystem is simply not an option.

I'd put them in buckets or rubbermaid tubs with battery powered air pumps and make the drive to the LFS. Unless it's a week long drive, they'd make it.
 
I don't think any of us can really say we don't try and improve on nature, or we wouldn't have glass tanks with fish in them in our living rooms.

Mine even has gravel that matches the color of the paint and curtains.
 
you are doing more harm to a fish by taking it out of its natural habitat and keeping it in a glass cube than you are selectively breeding and genetically modifying. anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool
 
nickmcmechan said:
'fool' is bit strong, naieve might be more accurate...however...are you saying we should not engage in this hobby at all...are you saying it is unethical to store fish in a glass cube?

If that is the case, is there a means for us to conduct our hobby in a much more ethical manner?
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oh dont misunderstand, i dont find it wrong to engage in our hobby if done ethically (proper sized tanks, not overcrowding, keeping water pristine, etc). I'm simply saying that if you are going to protest genetic engineering and cross breeding, then you better not have an aquarium of your own.

I personally having nothing against these practices.
 
I don't think it's unethical to keep fish as a hobby, but I also don't have a problem with glo-fish. We wouldn't want them released into the wild, but the same could be said for fancy guppies and any number of other fish. Any fish released in an area where it's not native could be a problem. The snake fish released in MD is more of a problem than glo-fish could ever be.

By the way, the glo-fish were developed to aid in experiments on environmental pollutants in the ecosystem. They weren't created just to look pretty. The pet/hobby trade is just a bi-product of their real scientific purpose .
 
Thats my point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones and all that.

So, its essential that we do our absolute best to maintain a very healthy environment for our fish, in order to be as ethical as we can!

However, should we exaggerate the situation by purchasing gm fish...can our consciences be clear if we complicitly condone this by purchasing gm fish?
 
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