GFP or Non-GFP?

frogman · Mar 3, 2013

Hey guys,
So what do you prefer or like the best?

Mortimer · Mar 3, 2013

I personally prefer non-GFP.

tigmades · Mar 3, 2013

I also vote non.... it's not natural for them to be all glow-ey - sure, it's pretty, but eh.... they're already so cute without xD

FX1C · Mar 4, 2013

I hate the concept of genetically modifying anything & the image some Frankensteinian freak injecting glowing protein genes into these guys horrifies me

My vote is au naturale

non GFP!

<3 >o_o< <3

Kerry M · Mar 4, 2013

I feel the same way, although if one arrived at my door in a fish bag I would love it as much as the others ?

FX1C · Mar 4, 2013

Kerry M said:
I feel the same way, although if one arrived at my door in a fish bag I would love it as much as the others ?

That's so true!
But we'd never even know it was GFP
because I doubt either of us could be bothered subjecting it to uv light anyways

lol

<3 >o_o< <3

Kerry M · Mar 4, 2013

Nikki71 said:
That's so true!
But we'd never even know it was GFP
because I doubt either of us could be bothered subjecting it to uv light anyways lol

<3 >o_o< <3

So true!

frogman · Mar 4, 2013

How about that green eye though? Huh?

Bdyoung · Mar 5, 2013

I don't prefer either over each other. Being as the gfp is now a gene and is bred into the next generation offspring I don't see a problem with it.

Kerry M · Mar 5, 2013

frogman said:
How about that green eye though? Huh?

Didn't think about that ☺

frogman · Mar 5, 2013

Ya, that is what makes them so pretty. I didn't think people would dislike gfp so much. The only color I would not make gfp is copper. Their too beautiful as they are

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hannahll · Mar 6, 2013

Bdyoung said:
I don't prefer either over each other. Being as the gfp is now a gene and is bred into the next generation offspring I don't see a problem with it.

I agree. One is not really better than the other, to me at least, but i do find the gfp gene quite fascinating.

Mortimer · Mar 6, 2013

I said I prefer non-GFP, and then I turned around and bought a leucistic GFP the next day.

frogman · Mar 6, 2013

How can you resist those little green eyes. Their soooooo cute

paulturner1974 · Mar 7, 2013

i think the gfp ones look pretty smart with the green eyes!! but can't get them in the UK

Kaysie · Mar 7, 2013

Given the dominance of GFP expression, and how much of a 'cool fad' it is now, I worry that there will be no non-GFP axolotls in 20 years.

Mortimer · Mar 7, 2013

I don't know why, but the ones with green eyes always remind me of Podlings from the Dark Crystal. When I looked up the pictures (it's been a while since I've seen it), I'm not quite sure why I make that connection.....haha. It's kind of there....maybe.

Fullmoonnight · Mar 9, 2013

Mortimer said:
I don't know why, but the ones with green eyes always remind me of Podlings from the Dark Crystal. When I looked up the pictures (it's been a while since I've seen it), I'm not quite sure why I make that connection.....haha. It's kind of there....maybe.

I was not expecting that. It actually gave me a mini heart attack ( the picture) XD

Mortimer · Mar 9, 2013

Sorry!

frogman · Mar 9, 2013

Same here. It gave me a nightmare.

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