All about Fish Vetting – Dr Richmond Loh
With great emphasis put on never to over-feed fish, and to maintain perfect water quality conditions, some fish keepers have unknowingly been feeding their fish too little.
We’ve created a video demonstrating that chronic under-nutrition is not uncommon nowadays for fish kept in aquariums and in ponds.
Check you’re feeding your fish the right amount of the right foods. As a rule of thumb, feed between 0.5-2.0% of the total bodyweight of fish in the tank.
Watch our video here.
Q: What name would you give to a sick fish, to make it get better?
A: Madison.
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Plastics never really breakdown completely, and can accumulate.
Swedish researchers report their findings on how it affects fish health and behaviour, and possible effects higher up the food chain.
How will it affect us?
Many people have asked me what is the best method for “putting fish to sleep”. As veterinarians, we have access to anaesthetics.
But for the general public this will not be the case. Members of the public may be able to access clove oil from their local pharmacy or chemist. The active ingredient is eugenol. Being an oily liquid, this will need to be pre-dissolved by shaking several drops of the oil in a bottle of water. This solution can then be added to the aquarium that is holding the fish to be euthanased. The final dose rate is approximately more than 10 drops per litre of water.
A fish’s heart will continue to beat for a relatively long time, and so, your fish will need to remain in this solution for an additional of at least 30 minutes after signs of last opercular movements, to ensure the anaesthetic has resulted in death. A secondary method of euthanasia may be used, provided your fish is fully anaesthetised (and cannot feel pain).
Leaving fish in the aquarium to die slowly without medical attention is inhumane.
Most first-time fish keepers are amazed when they discover there’s a way to vacuum the crud from aquariums without having to empty their entire tank of its contents. Watch video – 1. With the new-found tool to make cleaning aquariums a quick and simple task, fish health improves and the number of tanks, and their sizes increase in their homes. In another video, we show you other ways you can get your siphon working, without getting a mouthful of muck! Watch video -2. 
Q: What’s a good name for a female crab?
A: Claw-dia
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We’d like to congratulate our Brazilian-trained veterinarian on being awarded her doctorate degree last month. Now what do you call a veterinarian with a PhD? A Doctor Doctor! 
Q: Why can’t you hear Pseudanthias when they go to the toilet?
A: Because the P is silent.
With thanks to Den.
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… and cancers… Do they have something in common?
A report found “chemicals may be a contributing factor in some of the events that were investigated.”
Your thoughts?