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Aquatic veterinary medicine, pathology and educational services for fish. A repository for useful information and events.

Congrats to WAVMA’s newest Distinguished Fellow – Dr Loh.

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This appeared in the latest bulletin by the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists’ – College Courier (March 2019).

Dr Loh joins the other ten notable fish veterinarians – https://www.wavma.org/WAVMA-Fellows

How to help your pond fish settle into winter?

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In Perth, autumn has arrived and we’re starting to feel the cold again.
Those with outdoor ponds will need to improve water quality conditions and add vitamin C to their water to help boost their fish immunity. The fluctuations in temperature is stressful for fish. Consider adding salt to the pond.

For tips on how to use salt, what salt to use, and how much salt to use, watch
https://youtu.be/4SBLP1gDcyA

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, Fellow WAVMA.

Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist.
Locations: Perth | Melbourne | Sydney | Canberra | Townsville | Hong Kong.
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA

Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
Web: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 421 822 383
Mail: PO Box 5164, East Victoria Park, WA 6981, Australia.

Rescuing fish that’s jumped out of the water

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Have you ever had fish jump out of your aquarium or pond? What do you do to rescue it?

Fish can jump out of their tanks for many reasons – chased (e.g. getting away from predators or bully fish), escaping toxic water (e.g. when the tap is left on while refilling a pond, causing high levels of chlorine to accumulate), or newly introduced (e.g. rainbow trout into new aquaponics systems, and trying “to go upstream”).

Well, if you’re lucky enough to find your fish alive, you’d first need to rehydrate the fish (dunk yhem back in water), irrigate their gills to allow them to breathe (hold them under a waterfall, move them through the water, or stick a gentle water pump in their mouth), and wash off the muck from their skin surface. If your fish resumes breathing, then we have a good chance of recovery.

But what next? Will your fish survive the next 24 hours, or the next week?

Has your fish sustained serious injuries to their skin, fins, gills or underlying musculature, from being out of water? Damage from dessication can be likened to third degree burns.

In our latest video, we show you how you can help save your fish that’s just jumped out of the water – WATCH & SUBSCRIBE – https://youtu.be/q0_Rpy7yzoM

Is your fish infected with Mycobacteria?

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This video has been created with footage from over the last 20 years of practicing as a fish veterinarian, of the many variations in the way fish mycobacteriosis can present.

A chronic but sinister disease that is the great immitator of many other diseases. Importantly, it’s something that humans can potentially catch from their fish!

Watch our video here –

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Have a FIN-tastic week!