Glo-fish?
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ABSOLUTELY! In the 10 to start with, if quicker!
"Houston, we have ignition ..." <said-in-an-astronauts-voice>
Regards,
TA
"Houston, we have ignition ..." <said-in-an-astronauts-voice>
Regards,
TA
Interesting! never seen them in any of my LFS's.
The 1inch per gal is just a ball point to work around, its not an exact science
most people know you have to factor in the individual fishes qualities as well before throwing em in a tank.
Id say go for 6'ish in the 10gal. if theres not much else in the tank maybe edge towards 8-10
The 1inch per gal is just a ball point to work around, its not an exact science
most people know you have to factor in the individual fishes qualities as well before throwing em in a tank. Id say go for 6'ish in the 10gal. if theres not much else in the tank maybe edge towards 8-10
Regarding breeding of them...
They're are technically treated as intellectual property- it's actually illegal to "intentionally" breed them.
Now, that said, who will know if you do it intentionally or not? I think they're out to stop people doing it en-masse. If you stick Danios in a tank- they're going to breed. I constantly see spawning behaviour in my tank... although, not seen any baby fish yet... presumedly the eggs get eaten by snails, shrimp and fish.
Also, the genes arn't quite "man-made"- they were taken from other organisms- and man stuck them in the danio... I think the original glo-fish had genes from Jellyfish inserted into the DNA of their fertilised eggs to make the current Glo-fish.
Ethically- it may be a gray area... I can definately see both sides.
I have a few in my Danio school- mainly because my wife liked them... although I've come to appreciate them as pretty fish.
Personally though, I think some of the regular morphs are more attractive... The Zebra, Ocelott, Leopard, Golden... etc...
Danios come in so many colours naturally- most of which are superior in appearance to Glo-Fish... (in my opinion).
They're are technically treated as intellectual property- it's actually illegal to "intentionally" breed them.
Now, that said, who will know if you do it intentionally or not? I think they're out to stop people doing it en-masse. If you stick Danios in a tank- they're going to breed. I constantly see spawning behaviour in my tank... although, not seen any baby fish yet... presumedly the eggs get eaten by snails, shrimp and fish.
Also, the genes arn't quite "man-made"- they were taken from other organisms- and man stuck them in the danio... I think the original glo-fish had genes from Jellyfish inserted into the DNA of their fertilised eggs to make the current Glo-fish.
Ethically- it may be a gray area... I can definately see both sides.
I have a few in my Danio school- mainly because my wife liked them... although I've come to appreciate them as pretty fish.
Personally though, I think some of the regular morphs are more attractive... The Zebra, Ocelott, Leopard, Golden... etc...
Danios come in so many colours naturally- most of which are superior in appearance to Glo-Fish... (in my opinion).
I'd say if the tank is just them you could probably have 6-8 of them in a 10g. The reason people say a 20long is because they are very active and like a lot of swim area. They definetly will feel a little cramped in a 10g.
They don't seem to like heavily planted areas either...
My Danios spend most of their time in open space- they don't usually venture into the planted areas... except for when spawning- they like to tangle themselves up in Java Moss.
I've got a 55 gallon- about half is densely planted with plants reaching the surface- they completely ignore this area for the most part.
My Danios spend most of their time in open space- they don't usually venture into the planted areas... except for when spawning- they like to tangle themselves up in Java Moss.
I've got a 55 gallon- about half is densely planted with plants reaching the surface- they completely ignore this area for the most part.
