Pink Danios?

[Tailor13]

So i ran across some pink danios in my LFS. Is there any way to tell if they are GloFish or if they have been dyed? Do the two look different? I live in California and GloFish are illegal but i know that in LA if something is illegal you can still usually find it. So, is there any way to tell if they are genetically bred or dyed? I would be interested in getting some of they are genetically created globefish but not if they are dyed.

 

[karawr]

They should be glofish. Pink danios are genetically modified.

I think one way to test is to put a blacklight underneath and see if they glow.

Here's a link to another thread on this: here

 

[luckytankkeeper]

i have some. not glofish and not dyed. tried blacklight. dont know what thay are.

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Glofish were created in the 1950s by genetically modifying Zebra Danios, to glow in the presence of radiation, not a backlight.

 

[luckytankkeeper]

so you believe that the pink danios' are in fact glofish? is this documented somewhere? i'm in california and found them at a very reputable dealer. sad.

 

[Fishy friend2]

Does it look like this if so you have a Mettalic pink zebra danio
http/www.qianhu.com/qianhu/Repository/product/Metallic%20Pink%20Zebra%20Danio.jpg