How to remove hormones?

[B.K.]

How do we remove hormones fishes excret into the water? Is the only way by water change?

 

[cichlid savage]

Water changes is right. If there is a chemical out there that does it I wouldnt use it I try to keep my tanks free from unnessary meds/chemicals in my tanks. Just my .02

 

[WyldFya]

Water changes, water changes, and water changes is all you can do.

 

[ewurm]

Water changes, water changes, and water changes is all you can do.

Agreed. Water changes are the best solution for removing undesirable chemicals from your tank.

 

[johnptc]

will a good uv break them down ???
would carbon adsorb them ???

 

[WyldFya]

Neither will work well. Either will still require regular water changes.

 

[B.K.]

Ok more water changes will be..

But what harm will excessive hormones do to fishes' health?

 

[jgdelgado]

get the fish to get married??

 

[B.K.]

get the fish to get married??

hahaha.. FUNNY

 

[Lucho]

B.K. I find this a quite interesting question, hope somebody can shed some light in it, as I remember hormones can be protein (amino acid) based or lipid based so supposedly can be adsorbed by activated carbon. UV radiation kills microorganisms by lisis (english spelling?) of nucleic acids, so MAYBE UV can destroy amino acid based hormones, don´t know about lipid based ones thou... somebody help please