New Clownfish Breeding System

heisenberg

heisenberg

New Member
Hello! I am Justin. I live in Omaha, Nebraska.
I just set up my Clown Fish Breeding system.
I am very excited to share my progress with all of you!
the system has 2 Percs, 2 Platinums, 1 Snowflake/Fancy pair, 2 Black and White Ocellaris, 1 Snow Onyx/Onyx pair.
multiple 10 gallon tanks have been plumed together and will be adding more.
hope you enjoy!
http://i.imgur.com/KKIEg.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VploR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/umJS0.jpg
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

Well-Known Member
Make sure your not stepping on any copyrite or trademark or livestock laws by breeding specialty clownfish. You dont want to get sued for breeding them by the companies that have taken years to breed those traits out of them.
Best of luck!
 
heisenberg

heisenberg

New Member
I have seen multiple people online breed these clowns and haven't seen any word on it being illegal.
I don't see clownfish being illegal to breed since the company can't separate the males from females.
Could be wrong.
But I'll look more into it.
 
tannersmith200

tannersmith200

Member
Yeah
It is perfectly legal to breed clown fish and sell them no matter what trait characteristics are present. The only thing that could be patented trademarks are the names of the fish such as Platinum, Snowflake etc.
Easy fix, just change the name lol
You can't patent genetic traits as of now, I might add. In the future, nothing would surprise me.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

Well-Known Member
It's not necessarily patenting a life form, rather then a specific gene sequence that gives characteristics that are desirable. This patent law was primarily made for Con Agra and Monsanto who patent specialized seeds for farming. But, it has other applications as well. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/13/opinion/13crichton.html?_r=0 If you do some more digging you can find more information from the gov't websites.
"You can't patent genetic traits as of now, I might add. In the future, nothing would surprise me." -Tannersmith200
Genes and genetic traits are one of the main things that they do patent, especially in the medical field. A gene is the code for an allele which is expressed as a physical characteristic of an organism. So, yes, they can patent genetic traits.
 
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