munchycarrot Top Poster
Number of posts : 2391 Age : 52 Location : Cheshire Registration date : 2007-12-15
| Subject: Just had this from PFK Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:26 pm | |
| - PFK wrote:
Dear Reader, The top story on the website this week is the recent SVC scare in the UK aquarium trade. You might recall that last month we covered the discovery of the deadly Spring Viraemia of Carp virus in a shipment of goldfish imported from Hong Kong. Well, we've recently received confirmation from the Fish Health Inspectorate that several dealers who received fish from the same supplier have had movement restrictions placed on their premises, preventing them from selling or moving susceptible species including Goldfish and Koi. The complexities of testing meant that it was nearly two weeks until the trade discovered that the fish they purchased might have been carrying the virus. When Inspectors used legal powers to prevent the movement or sale of fish, some suppliers stopped trading while awaiting test results to find out whether their fish were infected. Others culled their stock, sterilised their systems and carried on trading. You can get the full story on the website. Matt Clarke Website Editor, Practical Fishkeeping Here's the link | |
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Mary Administrator
Number of posts : 4284 Age : 55 Location : Ireland Registration date : 2007-12-12
| Subject: Re: Just had this from PFK Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:07 pm | |
| Oh yikes! First the Dwarf Gouramis and now this... ...well, hopefully my goldfish will be ok as I've had them for several months at this stage. | |
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