laws on axolotl morphs

[Gemunicorn9]

now that the uk has left the EU are gfp and glofish ect legal here i cant find any information

 

[Lotl]

I wouldn’t recommend getting transgenic Axolotls. Genes could be passed unnoticed and nature is so more beautiful. Everybody is free to act though.

 

[axolotl nerd]

now that the uk has left the EU are gfp and glofish ect legal here i cant find any information

i wouldn't think that GFP axolotls would be banned, as the injection of the protein was several years ago and all current axolotls (from my knowledge at least) obtained it genetically

 

[Lotl]

i wouldn't think that GFP axolotls would be banned, as the injection of the protein was several years ago and all current axolotls (from my knowledge at least) obtained it genetically

Are you sure about that ? I don’t think gfp Axolotls are common in Europe. I remember some glow fish when I was a kid and I live in France. But never have I seen axies with gfp traits. And the one in Europe mostly come from first imports a hundred years ago (well, also to my knowledge for this last point).

 

[axolotl nerd]

Are you sure about that ? I don’t think gfp Axolotls are common in Europe. I remember some glow fish when I was a kid and I live in France. But never have I seen axies with gfp traits. And the one in Europe mostly come from first imports a hundred years ago (well, also to my knowledge for this last point).

i live in the US, so i can't be sure on european law, but from what i understand all current animals with the GFP gene obtained it through their parents. in the US there are quite a few GFPS, i work with local breeders and about half of their stock is GFP.

 

[frank beard]

GMO's usually get their genes from their parents. There is certainly somewhere in their history where there is some horizontal transfer from another species. The GFP gene comes from jellyfish and any axolotls with GFP are GMO's. Whether they are legal in the UK I can't say.