Glofish

[JaredMiklosovic]

Hey guys I was thinking about getting some glofish, but I was wondering are they tattooed or are they genetically like that? Because fish being tattooed is just wrong.

 

[cgthebeast]

Genetically altered

 

[JaredMiklosovic]

Okay thank you

 

[bud29]

A jellyfish gene is injected into the eggs. This does not seem to have much of an impact on the fish's lifespan, however I still don't buy these because IMO it's buying into the commercial nature of glofish. The company has increased the price of a zebra danio 500%, made $30 2 gallon tanks that aren't even suitable for them, and patented the fish, making it illegal to sell offspring that you will almost inevitably get. So in the end I would advise against not buying them, however it is better than dyed or tattooed fish.

 

[bettaowner]

I know many people here don't really like glofish but I feel that keeping them is acceptable.

 

[aquandrew]

they pressure treat the eggs so most of the time these fish are not able to reproduce. they are still completely against the law in California