RE: [RML] Re: rainbowfish diets N Planted tanks

Brett E. Kemker, Ph.D. (kemker at latech.edu)
Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:50:54 -0500

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I personally think it is Argents way of keeping any competition away. I
vaguely recall something when CE first hit the scene about harvesting a
naturally occurring zooplankton. This bio engineered organism thing needs
to be proven to me.

Good things,
-Brett

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From: Rhonda Wilson [rhonda at naturalaquariums.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:18 AM
To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [RML] Re: rainbowfish diets N Planted tanks

It seems that they intend to make it a permanent part of the ecosystem and
sounds like they pretty much have. Here's a quote I noticed from their web
site.

"Recently, scientists at Argent Laboratories research center have discovered
an amazing fact! Apparently, not all eggs from a given years deposition
hatch. In fact, there appears to be an "egg bank" extending from the bottom
of the lake into the sediment. Further, there is evidence to support the
conclusion that eggs from different autumn depositions may hatch during any
given summer. This fact is of fundamental importance because it allows for
an incredible mixing of the gene pool. The results of this are far reaching,
as it allows the CYCLOP-EEZER to further evolve to take advantage of their
unique habitat while enhancing their proliferation."

I wonder how bioengineered they are? Was there really nothing else in the
lake before they put them in? It seems odd that someone could just take a
big natural body of water and be allowed to just dump something in there
that wasn't there before, whether naturally occurring or not. Perhaps
there's more to the story.

Rhonda

Brad Jackson wrote:

My biggest concern with cyclop-eeze is environmental as well as ethical. If
in fact they do have a bioengineered organism it truly concerns me that they
have released it into the wild regardless that this lake sustains no other
life but then they mention the food that grows in the lake (? sustains no
other life) what is Food but living organisms? If these are bioengineered
organisms they have made a huge environmental mistake. It should have never
left the lab. Maybe it is a good fish food but it should be raised in the
lab not in nature no mater how remote it is. Man messes with his environment
enough we don't need to make new organisms and release them. At some point
I'm sure these organisms will find a way into other lakes and then the
problem begins but in my opinion it has already begun.

Brad Jackson

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I personally think it is Argents way of
keeping any competition away.  I vaguely recall something when CE first
hit the scene about harvesting a naturally occurring zooplankton.  This bio
engineered organism thing needs to be proven to me.  <o:p></o:p>

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Good things, 
-Brett <o:p></o:p>

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From: Rhonda Wilson
[rhonda at naturalaquariums.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005
9:18 AM 
To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">r_m_l at yahoogroups.com</st1:PersonName> 
Subject: Re: [RML] Re:
rainbowfish diets N Planted tanks<o:p></o:p>

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It seems that they intend to make it a permanent part of the ecosystem
and sounds like they pretty much have. Here's a quote I noticed from their web
site. 
 
"Recently, scientists at Argent Laboratories research center have
discovered an amazing fact! Apparently, not all eggs from a given years
deposition hatch. In fact, there appears to be an "egg bank"
extending from the bottom of the lake into the sediment. Further, there is
evidence to support the conclusion that eggs from different autumn depositions
may hatch during any given summer. This fact is of fundamental importance
because it allows for an incredible mixing of the gene pool. The results of
this are far reaching, as it allows the CYCLOP-EEZE® to further evolve to
take advantage of their unique habitat while enhancing their
proliferation." 
 
I wonder how bioengineered they are? Was there really nothing else in the lake
before they put them in? It seems odd that someone could just take a big
natural body of water and be allowed to just dump something in there that
wasn't there before, whether naturally occurring or not. Perhaps there's more
to the story. 
 
Rhonda 
 
 
Brad Jackson wrote: 
 
<o:p></o:p>

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My biggest concern with cyclop-eeze is environmental as
well as ethical. If in fact they do have a bioengineered organism it truly
concerns me that they have released it into the wild regardless that this lake
sustains no other life but then they mention the food that grows in the lake (?
sustains no other life) what is Food but living organisms? If these are
bioengineered organisms they have made a huge environmental mistake. It should
have never left the lab. Maybe it is a good fish food but it should be raised
in the lab not in nature no mater how remote it is. Man messes with his
environment enough we don't need to make new organisms and release them. At
some point I'm sure these organisms will find a way into other lakes and then
the problem begins but in my opinion it has already begun.<o:p></o:p>

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Brad Jackson<o:p></o:p>

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