Q: What sea creature is both a rockstar and prefers to live on its own?
A: Abba-lonely
Author: TheFishVet - Richmond's School of Fish
Veterinary medicine and pathology services for fish and other aquatic animals.
A repository for useful information and events.
Fish jokes for Monday-itis:RIP
Q: where do fish rest in peace?
A: Fish Inn
Is your fresh/frozen fish food the best that you can give?
Do you feed your fish, thawed frozen foods?
Loss of vitamins and minerals due to food transport, storage, and preparation may make vitamin and mineral supplementation necessary.
Studies on oyster meat that had been frozen for 6 months showed losses of 22% of vitamin B1, 35% niacin, and 46% pyridoxine.
Another researcher found 45-98% loss of water-soluble vitamins from pelleted shrimp food after one hour immersion in seawater.
In general, the smaller the food particle, and the longer the food remains uneaten in the water, the greater the loss of water-soluble vitamins.
This is why, at all public aquariums, the sharks and rays (and many of the other megafauna) routinely receive nutritional supplements.
Your fishes at home might also benefit from such nutritional supplements. But the problem with many of these nutritional supplements is that they come as large tablets that’s impossible to feed to smaller aquarium fish.
Thankfully, nowadays there are several manufacturers who make multivitamins for fish.
Ask your fish vet or local fish shop when you next see us.
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPh (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV, CMAVA, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist
THE FISH VET, AUSTRALIA – PERTH | MELBOURNE | SYDNEY
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Skype: thefishvet
President WAVMA 2014
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Holiday videos
In case you get bored over the holidays, you may like to “see fish”.
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, Fellow WAVMA.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist.
THE FISH VET
Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
Locations: Perth | Sydney | Melbourne | Canberra – with affiliates in Singapore | London (UK)
Web: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 421 822 383
Mail: PO Box 5164, East Victoria Park, WA 6981, Australia.
Fish jokes for Monday-itis: Halloween
What’s a fish parasite scared to hear?
Trich or treat?
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Something fishy going on at a fishing tournament
They may need to use Veterinary Imaging devices such as MRI, X-rays or ultrasound, or simply a thorough autopsy to catch cheats.
Fish Histopathology Workshop 2022 UTas
The University of Tasmania, Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies at Launceston, is offering the following workshops:
A one day Introduction to Fish Histology will be arranged on Tuesday 15 November 2022 to provide background for fish histology and histology methods. Quantification of pathological changes and image analysis will be discussed. This workshop is taught by Professor Barbara Nowak (cost $400 including GST).
Fish Histopathology – 16-18 November 2022
Fee: $1200 (GST inclusive)
Laboratory style (limit 12) – conference microscopes and teaching software
This workshop covers histology and histopathology of all fish organs, focusing on commercially important species. Participants are encouraged to bring their own material for discussion. A range of educational materials for further study will be presented.
The course is taught by Dr Judy Handlinger, Dr Graeme Knowles, Dr Brian Jones, Dr Mark Adams and Professor Barbara Nowak. Small (4 participants) groups ensure teaching addresses the level of individual experience. The course caters for everyone: from beginners to advanced.
For further information and to register please contact Barbara Nowak B.Nowak@utas.edu.au
Fish are going places!
Why did the fish cross the road?
Do fish have a 3 second memory?
O the places they will go… They’re not just crossing the road, but are driving robots!
Watch at this link. It gives a new definition to “Fish tank”!
Blindness in fish
Many people have asked me how fish cope whenever I perform surgery to remove a diseased eye in fish (watch video – https://youtu.be/TeFySlymViI ).
Other reasons for blindness in occurs when fish develop cataracts which can reduce visual acuity in fish and may eventually lead to blindness.
In our latest video, we show you a goldfish with an overgrown wen ( link – https://youtu.be/JzN-eViqTi4 ). Practically blind because the of the excess growth of the hood, but would have been able to detect changes in lighting.
Fish are able to adapt to blindness as most fish have a sixth sense, their lateral line system. Their lateral line system allows fish to detect minuscule electrical currents and vibrations that may be created by prey items and food and their mates. However, they ought to be housed with slow feeders and be given ample opportunity to feel for their food.
Schooling fish use their lateral line system to swim in synchronicity, changing directions instantaneously.
Many fish can live long happy lives even if blind. In fact there are a species of fish that are naturally blind, called blind cave fish where they only have vestigial eyes. And spare a thought for those fish that live in the deep dark abyss.
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, Fellow WAVMA.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist.
THE FISH VET
Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
Locations: Perth | Sydney | Melbourne | Canberra – with affiliates in Singapore | London (UK)
Web: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 421 822 383
Mail: PO Box 5164, East Victoria Park, WA 6981, Australia.
Fish medicine becoming a specialty for veterinarians
“Leaders in fish medicine hope to gain recognition of their field as a specialty in veterinary medicine… The letter of intent submitted by the AAFV and WAVMA states that the specialty would be open to veterinarians working in all sectors of fish medicine, including pet care, zoo and aquarium medicine, commercial aquaculture, academia, research, natural resources, and regulatory work.”