Glofish dying?
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TMTPOWERS,
Just catching up on my forum surfing and noticed this post about Glofish. I have the same concern with Glofish hardiness. I bought six of them about six months ago. I lost one within the first month but the remaining five seemed very healthy. I noticed how FAT three of them were getting and assumed they were egg bound. About a month ago I was out of town over a weekend, and when I came back, one had dropsy. It was my first case in 30 years of fish keeping and the sight of the fish's scales on end sicken my stomach. I put it in a hospital tank with the appropriate medication, but it died within a couple days. Now the four remaining ones (two still fat as ever) still seem healthy and very active. I want to replace the two that died because the Glofish receive the most compliments from my family and friends (even more than my clown loaches, school of neons, fancy guppies, and Blue Rams). I'm just holding off waiting to see what happens to the remaining four over the next few months.
Just catching up on my forum surfing and noticed this post about Glofish. I have the same concern with Glofish hardiness. I bought six of them about six months ago. I lost one within the first month but the remaining five seemed very healthy. I noticed how FAT three of them were getting and assumed they were egg bound. About a month ago I was out of town over a weekend, and when I came back, one had dropsy. It was my first case in 30 years of fish keeping and the sight of the fish's scales on end sicken my stomach. I put it in a hospital tank with the appropriate medication, but it died within a couple days. Now the four remaining ones (two still fat as ever) still seem healthy and very active. I want to replace the two that died because the Glofish receive the most compliments from my family and friends (even more than my clown loaches, school of neons, fancy guppies, and Blue Rams). I'm just holding off waiting to see what happens to the remaining four over the next few months.
Thanks VFC for posting that. I'm still concerned that the glofish just may not be as hardy as our zebra danios. I'm still looking into it. Your information helps 
I haven't lost anymore myself however, I am also not buying more until I learn more about them and whether or not the genetic modification has in fact effected them or not.
I haven't lost anymore myself however, I am also not buying more until I learn more about them and whether or not the genetic modification has in fact effected them or not.Most likey not the fish
I have a tank with a few dozen glofish and not one has died in the last month. Not to say they will, but none yet have.
They are also starting to pop up in Walmart, epecially in the Southern part of the country.
I have a tank with a few dozen glofish and not one has died in the last month. Not to say they will, but none yet have.
They are also starting to pop up in Walmart, epecially in the Southern part of the country.
best place to buy glofish is from petsolutions.com they are the dealer for glofish and have the healthiest stock directly from the fish farm. I bought all mine from them and not a single one died.
the glofish i saw in the lfs looked horribly and not even sure if they are the real deal.
the glofish i saw in the lfs looked horribly and not even sure if they are the real deal.
Based on your description (i.e., one second the fish was fine, the next second it was dead) it sounds like something associated with the water change sent the fish into shock, resulting in death shortly thereafter. It is very difficult to guess what might have caused this, but I had a similar problem with fish dying suddenly during a water change, and my LFS explained that tap water sometimes contains unusually high levels of chemicals that are toxic to the fish, particularly after a lot of rain.
As for the glofish, I've got a half dozen and haven't had any trouble with them. I also have a couple friends that have them for some time without any problems.
As for the glofish, I've got a half dozen and haven't had any trouble with them. I also have a couple friends that have them for some time without any problems.
