Interestingly, when I came home, I noticed that one of my Green glofish died. I noticed a snail munching on it, and I saw what appeared to be some sort of greenish dye being released as it was being eaten. Is the fluorescence produced by production of fluorescent coloring pigments in the fish, or were they dyed? I got these at the local Petsmart btw.
Glofish: dyed or not?
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xxwolfpackof1xx
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no true glofish are not dyed im not sure what exactly you expirenced id deff look into it though
there not,there genetically modified zebra danios. they may be selling dyed ones to get around the no breeding and selling glofish law though(there trademarked)
xxwolfpackof1xx
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alLexX said:
what law?
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HUKIT
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eco23
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Just to add some more information (and save myself some typing), we had a similar thread and conversation a couple days ago here-
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f12/glofish-thoughts-159536.html
And no, they are not dyed...they are genetically modified. There is nothing cruel or inhumane about how they are created...they are only offensive to some peoples eyes, lol.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f12/glofish-thoughts-159536.html
And no, they are not dyed...they are genetically modified. There is nothing cruel or inhumane about how they are created...they are only offensive to some peoples eyes, lol.
there spliced with jellyfish genes(very cool imo)and the guy who made them trademarked them
this says there illegal in canada, lol,i live in canada and my LFS sell sthem(but calls them "mixed fancy danios")
As others have said, they are not dyed. I have seen this too though. When one of my red ones died, I bagged it and froze it to return it on my next trip, since I only had it a few days. By the time I got to the store with it later it was half thawed and the water was full of swirls of red. Also when a fish is dyed, the color fades away, usually completely within just a few months from what I've seen.
haha that's funny! I'm pretty sure they are illegal in California too.
bruinsbro1997
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siva said:
They are, I've never seen them in one LFS. Ever.
Ickletas
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And illegal in Europe as they are GM livestock 
