Sterilizing by UV-light

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Sterilizing by UV-light

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Today i heard a story in the LFS that a lot of zebra's were sterilized before exported (before the ban) by using UV-light on them.
I thought it was bull* , anybody another opinion or even better: knowledge if this is possible on fish ?

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I'd put that in the BS category. External UV sterilization can't sterlize the interior of the fish... which I believe they would need to do in this case. It just does not make sense...
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i'd say that your LFS is retarded and trying to hype expensive zeb prices
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maybe they are housed/quarantined in uv sterilized water before import/export but i dont see how you could sterilize a fish.
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eklikewhoa wrote:maybe they are housed/quarantined in uv sterilized water before import/export but i dont see how you could sterilize a fish.
I'm thinking they were in the QT tank running a UV also.

If a UV was directed towards a living thing, you would damage the eyes. Depending on the length of time it was exposed, it might get a nice tan.

So just watch for blind zebras with a nice tan.
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Well we have had talk about hormones, now UV, lets just ignore it, seems like it is talk for talks sake, no foundation.

Elvis was recently seen on the moon, he had 1000 Zebras, no doubt he can afford it, but do you believe it?

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dave wrote:Elvis was recently seen on the moon, he had 1000 Zebras, no doubt he can afford it, but do you believe it?

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did the lfs guy tell you that?
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dave wrote:Well we have had talk about hormones, now UV, lets just ignore it, seems like it is talk for talks sake, no foundation.

Elvis was recently seen on the moon, he had 1000 Zebras, no doubt he can afford it, but do you believe it?

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i hear he got all of his stock from imer, and they came exactly as what he sold them as
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John wrote:Today i heard a story in the LFS that a lot of zebra's were sterilized before exported (before the ban) by using UV-light on them.
I thought it was bull* , anybody another opinion or even better: knowledge if this is possible on fish ?

John
They probably just misinterpreted them or heard him wrong.
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John wrote:Today i heard a story in the LFS that a lot of zebra's were sterilized before exported (before the ban) by using UV-light on them.
I thought it was bull* , anybody another opinion or even better: knowledge if this is possible on fish ?

John
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OK, that story is filed under BS (what i allready thought) 8)
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To adults yes, but shine UV light on fertilized eggs and see what happens :P No more fertilized...
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Post by madmoroccan »

Sounds like some gremlins from the past have been dug up...

Eh Dave?

How do you know that hormones are not bieng used? Can you show me concrete proof that it is impossible to do so?

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