Pangawit nyane kalimbakang olih silih tunggil soroh mangda nguningin polusi, nanging sane mangkin dados pahan saking medangan ulam ias, dados buron rekayasan genetika kapertama sane kasayagayang majeng kramane sami pinaka buron sane kapiara rikalaning warsa 2003 kasobyahang mangda kaadol ring AS.
It was originally developed by one of the groups to detect pollution, but is now part of the ornamental fish trade, becoming the first genetically modified animal to become publicly available as a pet when in 2003 it was introduced for sale in the USA.