What bioluminesce fish are available to the aquarium market?

Raven1645

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I came with the idea to have a 33gallon display below my main 200g display, built into the stand, next to the sump.
In there I'd like some bioluminesce sea animals, because the aquarium is next to my bed and then I'd have a beautiful (dim) light show every night.

[for those who don't know, bioluminesce is kind of glow in the dark with the exception that it doesn't need a primary light source.]

Now I browsed the internet, but all bioluminesce fish I found weren't in the aquarium trade... However I've seen a lot of light-producing fish in public aquaria that weren't on that list I found.

So my question:
What bioluminesce (or if there are other types of light-producing fish that'd be good too ofcourse) fish are available for aquarium trade?
I'm also happy to hear about some fluorescent jellyfish, coral or whatever, which is on the market.

Thanks!
 
I've seen flashlight fish but nothing else. I'm guessing most wouldn't survive since they come from such deep waters they would need highly-specialized conditions that most aquarists can't provide.
 
None that I no of but just get some lunar lights and some bright green coral and a pair of clowns will make them look like their glowing
 
If the tank was bigger than 33 gallons you could do flashlight fish and some pinecone fish. saw a diplay like this once and it was impressive.

or, if you want some tacky, man-made freshwater you could try glo-fish with a blacklight (this is alot cheaper)
 
I've kept the flashing tilefish for close to 9 month. They do not flash if they're acclimatized to the tank. They are confirmed jumpers and I lost all of mine always above the tank surface. The purples are a beauty though and same story too.
 
Monkeyfish said:
Why? Aren't they just genetically altered to have the "glo" colors? Not sure what the big deal is; although, I do not find them appealing.
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I agree, no big deal.
Almost every meat & veggie we eat has been genetically altered; and genetically altered food means far few people in 3rd world Countries starve to death. These aren't like the dye-injected fish that used to be around. Ugly fish to me, but little kids might love them. Why should they be banned? If "artificially" colored fish are banned; I say start with Platinum Clownfish!:rollface:
 
MrTuskfish said:
I agree, no big deal.
Almost every meat & veggie we eat has been genetically altered; and genetically altered food means far few people in 3rd world Countries starve to death. These aren't like the dye-injected fish that used to be around. Ugly fish to me, but little kids might love them. Why should they be banned? If "artificially" colored fish are banned; I say start with Platinum Clownfish!:rollface:
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+1

so many ppl missing the point that the tomatoes we have now, have been genetically altered. same with MANY other fruits and vegis.
 
Flashlight fish require a much larger tank than a 33g, they are serious swimmers; 6' tanks minimum.
 
I agree with most on the genetically altered fish...I don't really see any issue with them. They are not dyed/injected/tatooed/etc. I personally don't care for them, but have no moral objection.
 
I agree that genetically altering animals doesn't have to be bad, depending on the intelligence of the animal.
You miss the point with the genetically changed vegetables though, because the reason the fish are banned from alot of countries is because they think it's animal torture (a big word but couldn't find a better one).
I don't think people would complain if you tortured a cucumber...
 
They are genetically engineered. Though not as terrible as the parrot fish, which is bred to highlight a deformity, I can see why a country would ban them.

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AcMonster said:
They are genetically engineered. Though not as terrible as the parrot fish, which is bred to highlight a deformity, I can see why a country would ban them.

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I can certainly see where countries would ban them, an whether or not I agree with the fact that they may do so really doesn't matter.
I do think that if a decision is made to outlaw them because of the genetic engineering it would be ludacris to allow parrot fish (the monstrosity variety, not true freshwater parrot cichlids!) and dyed/injected fish. The issue is that the lines between 'modified' organisms are quite blurry and laws on such things sometimes have unintended results.
 
Genetic engineering and selective breeding, may technically be different, but I think the results are the same; producing a type of an animal/plant that would never exist in nature. There are all sorts of experiments in the rapidly growing genetically engineering fish, shrimp,lobster, etc., for the aquaculture industry. Nothing is being "tortured". Look at dogs; some breeds can't even breed with a human helper. (Now, there's a help-wanted ad I'd love to write).
 
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