Re: GloFish

KenCo wrote:
> John Maddock wrote:
>
> > http://www.msnbc.com/news/1000333.asp?0bl=-0
> >
> > Are these guys likely to survive in the wild in the warmer parts of
> > the US?
> >
> > John.
>
>
>
> its really a semi-scam but dummies will fall for it.
>
> lets see, you need a UV/Blacklight to make them glo?
> most fish glow when subjected to that lighting.
>
> next problem is that blacklight is a low level UV
> and will sterilize or kill the fish w/ long term
> exposure. 

I think this article is in error. If these are the same fish that I was 
reading about when first produced ~6 months ago, they don't require UV 
illumination to flouresce. They are true glow in the dark, like some 
plankton. Are they likely to survive in the wild? Who knows for sure, 
but it seems pretty unlikely. They may as well wear a big EAT ME sign 
and a siren to attract predators.  They would be so much glow in the 
dark bird poop in pretty short order.

garyr