Pink Danios

[Sberk]

I went to my LFS yesterday and they had what they were calling "Pink Danios." Has anyone ever seen these fish? They are a bright pink and look like a zebra danio. I'm wondering if they are Glofish. Thing is, I live in Canada where Glofish can't be imported. Is there such a thing as a "Pink Danio?"

 

[mgamer20o0]

looked like these? against the law and cant be imported 2 different things.

 

[CA_BroncoFan]

either way, do not buy them as they are most likely dyed. please steer clear.

 

[mgamer20o0]

those are not dyed they are generically altered.

 

[Sberk]

Seeing as they're illegal here (Canada) do you think they could be something else? Has anyone heard of "pink danios" before?

 

[freakinfishgeek]

The picture looks like glow fish?

 

[mgamer20o0]

yes they might be illegal but that really doesnt stop them. never heard of a pink danios other then the glowfish. do they look like whats show in the pic?

sting rays are illegal and so are the glowfish in cali but i can still find them.

 

[mfdrookie516]

everything in california is either illegal or comes with a 3 page health and safety warning lol

 

[mgamer20o0]

they are only illegal because of the gene splicing since they wont do a study on them since they are worried about them getting out into the wild.

on a side note its illegal to breed them and sell them since they hold the patent on them.

 

[strokinbyeu]

there generically altered, they have a part of there DNA that came from a type of alge they were used for scientific studys. not dyed not like the tatto mollys at 1 of the lfs that have "love" and harts and poke a dots on there sides

 

[Sberk]

there generically altered, they have a part of there DNA that came from a type of alge they were used for scientific studys. not dyed not like the tatto mollys at 1 of the lfs that have "love" and harts and poke a dots on there sides

That's just wrong! I'm ok with altering fish for science but dying them just for appearence appeal seems wrong. Glofish becoming household fish was just a side effect of scientific studies. Hopefully my lfs still has them when my tank is done its cycle.

 

[mfdrookie516]

i completely agree sberk... its a shame what they do to some animals to cater to the majority of the public

 

[strokinbyeu]

oh i completly agree i think it is wrong to tatoo a fish. i will never buy 1 of those fish, i try to avoid buying anything from there anyways just stopin to check prices on decor and suplies. my 1st thought is WHO thought that thats a good idea and another thought is how bad of a tatto artist do u have to be to become a fish tattoer . i wonder how long the poor thing is out of the water laying on a table probly being sqeezed by there fingers and getting stabed with neddels

 

[Sberk]

Do they actually tattoo them like they do with humans or is it some other process?

 

[mgamer20o0]

tattoo them like humans with all kinds of things.

 

[strokinbyeu]

i assume that they do i dought its a genetic thing

 

[BigJim]

Glofish are zebra danios with jellyfish genes spliced in. If you breed them, the fry will exhibit the same color characteristics. Dyed fish don't pass on their colors.