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Jun 22 09 6:16 PM

Roccio wrote:


They are NOT genetically modified fish (genetic modification is a highly complex and very expensive process that has been applied to few organisms other than a few cash crops by very sophisticated labs. Zebra Danios are used as the fish equivalent of lab rats and so have undergone some GM but not primarily for the fish trade). They are selectively bred - in the UK we've had German Blue Rams for a while with more Blue and "Gold rams" with solid yellow. They are obviously pure M. ramirezi, no hybrids, just selectively bred for blue (as the gold were selectively bred for yellow).
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Just to set the record straight.Currently the Florida fish farmers are producing well over 10,000 genetically modified zebra dainos every week.
Current production colors are: Red, Yellow, Orange and Green. I think I saw blue ones too. I have heard 4 other colors are in production at this time.
There is also research for color modification for other strains of fish.

I am not saying your rams are genetically modified but it is possible at fairly low cost now.