It is difficult to find information of what medicines to treat fish diseases. It is even more difficult to find information on the dose rate to use and in which circumstances. Many of the drugs veterinarians use in ornamental fish are used off-label and as such, there are often limited published data on what can be used, how and how much.
I have been compiling a fish formulary since 2001 and already it has almost 300 drugs listed. This handbook will be titled: Fish Vetting Medicines – Formulary of Fish Treatments (in prep).
This would make a perfect companion to Fish Vetting Essentials.
Sometimes, dose rates for one species may not be transferable to another species. One that I recently found issues with is the antibiotic, florfenicol in koi fish. I had been in consultation with my client, the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association (WAVMA) and with the drug representative. For everyone’s benefit, I have summarised my findings in the document provided in the link below from “Loh R. (in prep) Fish Vetting Medicines – Formulary of Fish Treatments“:
Fish Vetting Medicines – Formulary of Fish Treatments – Florfenicol
