New Pets: Transparent Goldfish - Comments

Why is there a need to dissect an animal in school in the first place? I never understood that.

that makes me sad :(

POOR FISHIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry for being "ignorant" but ew

I suppose if it saves them from being cut open and they are looked after properly, it's not that bad. Animals don't really care what they look like unlike us vain humans.

Thats not right to do that to poor fishys!! I've seen them and they're kinda creepy and they dont really swim or move alot like those cute little golfish do.

I live in America, and I remember seeing them at one of the main pet store franchises here :)

It was during the summer I think

Playing God, its not natural. They better not be released in the wild

They're kind of creepy yet interesting... let's just hope these fellas don't overrun the original goldfish. (Highly doubt that but just saying.)

this is a good idea i think. it's a nice solution.

I don't care about the fact that this is terrible. I think it's kinda cute! If I had it as my fish tank, I'd make sure it didn't die :]

hwy can't those scientist leave things alone if it ain't broken don't fix it. Has no one over their seen "I am legend" :-)

I think one of these would make a nice addition to my fish tank. My two-tone goldfish would love a transparent friend. xD

The whole argument that the fish won't blend in with its surroundings is kind of thin. Goldfish, naturally aren't supposed to be gold. It's a bred-in genetic trait similar to the breeding that created this transparent fish. A natural "goldfish" is actually a beige-brown color when living in it's natural habitat. Goldfish released back into this habitat over the course of several generations will revert to this original brown color scheme.

I don't see how a goldfish is any different to a transparent fish. The colors were bred for aesthetic purposes on both.

What a horribly ugly fish

@Barbie!

Do you have any facts to back this claim up?

Personally, whenever people start screwing with genetics, it gets me a little bit antsy. First frogs and fish, then humans. However, I don't see any fundamental problems with this fish. It's merely a translucent fish. No, it won't blend in with its surroundings, but then again, it would never be found naturally in the wild, would it? It has no natural predators in a fish tank. I haven't heard much about this project, so I don't really know much about it. But as far as I can tell, it's neither inhumane nor harmful to the fish.

[b]kariajaderose[/b]: I'm sure they would have more medical problems than original goldfish, because certain traits used in protecting them have been taken away.

A fish that weighs 20 kilograms? That is what you said.

Interesting.

everyone has a right to their thoughts.. um.. I would so buy one though.. if it didnt give me the willys but its like super expensive for a fish... even though they say it can live up to 20 years.. how many fish really do live that long? come on! lolz I looked up the price in american dollars and its in the ball park of 113$ for a fish! I bet it has some heath problems too....

v. They wouldn't. I know and understand that. However I still think it's wrong to strip them of their ability to.

@Barbie!
Why would these fish need to bleed in with the surroundings? They live a fish tank.