genetically enhanced fish

[hitman12131976]

There is a fish out there called the "Mickey Mouse" Platy that I saw

Is that a tatoo?

 

[Mgamer20o0]

nope

 

[clawlan]

nope, thats natural as mgamer has said

 

[Que]

that fish tattooing is sick. how could someone do that?!?

With a really tiny needle... just kidding.

Q

 

[aquaman#1]

Glowfish r cool. And That mickey mouse platy well I wonder how people breed them that way.

 

[J double R]

yes, i personally have no problem with genetically modified fish, as it's a very small industry, and it causes no pain or suffering for anybody or anything. whilst i wouldnt actually BUY a bright green or bright red fish like that, i think its cool that theyre finding alternatives to tattooing.

 

[clawlan]

well said JR

 

[didy]

yes, i personally have no problem with genetically modified fish, as it's a very small industry, and it causes no pain or suffering for anybody or anything. whilst i wouldnt actually BUY a bright green or bright red fish like that, i think its cool that theyre finding alternatives to tattooing.

I agree, and I often wonder what all the fuss is about. They are so cute, especially for a child's tank. I do understand the concern about the dyed/tattoo fish, but not the glo-fish.

 

[nickmcmechan]

the sale of gm fish is illegal in the EU

 

[Malefic23]

The process of creating a glo strain of danio involves inserting the gene for the markings on jellyfish into the nucleas of a unfertilized egg. There's no pain involved for the fish, no shortened lifespan, and the gene divides with the fish's genes, remaining inside each cell. The gene codes for a flourescent protien that does the fish no harm. However, I still can't condone it. It's definitely better than dyeing or tattooing, and I hope it displaces that in the market, but I think there's plenty of nifty stuff in nature. No need to jazz it up.