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Originally Posted by it4lian
Maybe try and give em back to the people who have em patended lol. I've been thinking of getting Glo-fish, their basically just like a zebra danio right? Just got the bright colors?
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Yes, they are just zebra danios. Their care requirements are the same.
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Originally Posted by TheOldSalt
They breed true, alright. Hooboy... I'm up to my ears in them. Ordinarily that would be good news, but these fish are actually patented, so they're of no use to me, and I can't even give them away to anyone.
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Now this, I'm interested in. Since they are patented, technically does "creating" more violate patent law? Or is it only illegal to then resell or distribute them?
I'm fairly sure that at the aquarium I work at that in the back they have a tank dedicated to breeding the Glofish danios. However this is only used as a way to restock the tanks, as far as I know. Although (as they do with most other animals), I'm not sure if they circulate them around (to other aquariums). I wonder, are larger institutions able to get around this because they manage to obtain permission from the company? Or are they in the same boat as any hobbiest?
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