This fish may become the new goldfish of bait. Goldfish were used because
the bright orange really lured in fish tired of seeing normal fish impaled
on hooks. *Maybe it will help stop the unintentional release of bait
goldfish?
The threat of them becoming established is possible.
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpFactSheet.asp?speciesID=505
But, like albinos or other unnatural colored fish, they have a poorer
chance than the normal color varieties. That doesn't lessen the disease they
could bring in.
*Maybe all fish in the genus Brachydanio should be banned in the states,
plus anything else similar. Possibly any cyprinids should be banned in the
US.
Ray
*Sarcasm
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