Could this fish be natural? - Aquarium Advice

fearlessfisch · 09-23-2005, 03:24 PM

I was at a little [acronym:aea384812c="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:aea384812c] near me, and they have danios that are bright pink. With the danio stripes, they look like little swimming pieces of peppermint. They are called "glolight danios."

I asked the kid on duty if they are artificially colored in some way, and he said he didn't know. So I came home and googled both "glolight" and "glowlight" danio and found conflicting information. One site said glolight danios are naturally occurring fish, and the other said they are genetically modified to add a glolight gene. None mentioned dyes or paints. However, the pics I saw on a couple of sites did not look like these danios. They show gold danios with a pinkish stripe or a slight pinkish area. The ones at my [acronym:aea384812c="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:aea384812c] are solid pink with gold/white stripes....as pink as Christmas peppermint. They are beautiful, but I am very wary.

Has anyone seen these? Is there such thing as a pink danio?

jrp1588 · 09-23-2005, 04:51 PM

I heard they had glowlight genes implanted from a jellyfish or something. I don't believe it's natural, but I think they live pretty normally...

Rach101 · 09-23-2005, 05:10 PM

I would put my money on the fact that they were painted. :/

mrcrazypants05 · 09-23-2005, 05:25 PM

http://www.aquascapeonline.com/store...p?idproduct=37

jrp1588 · 09-23-2005, 05:47 PM

hmm...those are quite pretty...

mrcrazypants05 · 09-23-2005, 05:51 PM

Yes they are... but I wonder if "their process" is painful/harmful for the danios?

Toirtis · 09-23-2005, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrcrazypants05

Yes they are... but I wonder if "their process" is painful/harmful for the danios?

No, it is not...its gene-splicing.

mrcrazypants05 · 09-23-2005, 05:57 PM

Wow, these would definetly get attention in the aquarium then. Are they planning to branch this out to other species of fish?

Tiffi · 09-23-2005, 06:00 PM

If they inject the flourescent gene before the fishes hatch (like stated in the link above) it can not hurt them.

Toirtis · 09-23-2005, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrcrazypants05

Wow, these would definetly get attention in the aquarium then. Are they planning to branch this out to other species of fish?

No, no reason to...these fish were created as a tool....they fit the bill, so no reason to make others....the aquarium pet side of things was an afterthought as they would never spend millions of dollars to create a fish like this for that use.

09-23-2005, 03:24 PM	#1
fearlessfisch Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 591 Images: 7	Could this fish be natural? I was at a little [acronym:aea384812c="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:aea384812c] near me, and they have danios that are bright pink. With the danio stripes, they look like little swimming pieces of peppermint. They are called "glolight danios." I asked the kid on duty if they are artificially colored in some way, and he said he didn't know. So I came home and googled both "glolight" and "glowlight" danio and found conflicting information. One site said glolight danios are naturally occurring fish, and the other said they are genetically modified to add a glolight gene. None mentioned dyes or paints. However, the pics I saw on a couple of sites did not look like these danios. They show gold danios with a pinkish stripe or a slight pinkish area. The ones at my [acronym:aea384812c="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:aea384812c] are solid pink with gold/white stripes....as pink as Christmas peppermint. They are beautiful, but I am very wary. Has anyone seen these? Is there such thing as a pink danio? __________________ joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea ________________________________ 55, 30, and 20-gal. freshwater tropical tanks

09-23-2005, 05:10 PM	#3
Rach101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina/bed Posts: 1,017	I would put my money on the fact that they were painted. :/ __________________ We are far to young and clever

09-23-2005, 05:25 PM	#4
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	http://www.aquascapeonline.com/store...p?idproduct=37 __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

09-23-2005, 05:51 PM	#6
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	Yes they are... but I wonder if "their process" is painful/harmful for the danios? __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

09-23-2005, 05:57 PM	#8
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	Wow, these would definetly get attention in the aquarium then. Are they planning to branch this out to other species of fish? __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

09-23-2005, 04:51 PM	#2
jrp1588 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 1,151 Images: 13	I heard they had glowlight genes implanted from a jellyfish or something. I don't believe it's natural, but I think they live pretty normally...

09-23-2005, 05:47 PM	#5
jrp1588 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 1,151 Images: 13	hmm...those are quite pretty...

09-23-2005, 06:00 PM	#9
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	If they inject the flourescent gene before the fishes hatch (like stated in the link above) it can not hurt them. __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

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