Author: TheFishVet - Richmond's School of Fish

Meet Dr Giana Bastos Gomes, our “naturalised Australian import from Brazil” with a wealth of first-hand experience on veterinary aspects of shrimp farming, including exotic diseases like the WSSV.

Don’t get scared. Get ready!

Ask us how we can help you get ahead.
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Yours sincerely,

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

Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist.
PERTH | MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | TOWNSVILLE | BRIBIE ISLAND.
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.

One of the post grads students asked this ,

“… in the anatomy reading there is mention of white and dark muscle and that there are differences in drug distribution and that clinicians should be aware of this when administering medications. But there is no information of what the differences are. What is it that we should know about where we should be administering which drugs when giving IM injections?”

The dark muscle is probably more active/vascular so probably has faster uptake, right?

True, however, most fish have little dark muscle.

Their dark muscle is located as a narrow, superficial strip, subjacent to, amd running along the lateral line system. 

The lateral line system is highly innervated.

The superficial lateral location of muscle also means maximum movement.

I would say these are reasons why we don’t really administer drugs there. We normally give into the large dorsal muscle bulk, close to the dorsal fin .

… the caller asks, “Is this The Fish Doctor?”  and I respond, “This is Dr Richmond Loh, The Fish Vet.”

The caller sounded a little confused and asked me what’s the difference. 

“Well, if you’d like someone to diagnose and treat your fish disease, then you need a registered veterinarian, which I am.”

I’m a fish vet through and through… unless I’m in New Zealand, then you can call me “fush vit”.

“Richard, I’m after someone to do some pond maintenance.” 

Ahh! The dreaded misidentification! 

Read more here. 

​CityU’s School of Veterinary Medicine is proud to announce that we are offering a MSc in Aquatic Production and Veterinary Health jointly with the University of Stirling, beginning in September 2017.

Aquaculture has been the fastest growing animal production sector globally for the past three decades and with Asia producing over 90% of the world’s aquatic products, it is essential that expertise is built up in the region to ensure the production of safe and sustainable products.

For more information, please visit our website at http://www.cityu.edu.hk/svm/en/Programmes/MSAPVH/Introduction/index.html

Q: Which fish talks a lot of sh!t?
A: The electric eel. 
Did you know that the anus of the electric eel is located within the ventral aspect of the oral cavity?
Have a FINtastic week! R <+>{

A good read, and well researched article.

The consequences of Australia creating a super killer virus that will impact on carp-loving nations. 

Read more here -http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-with-carp-herpes-carpageddon/7405048

Here I share with you some line drawings of the approximate, relative sizes of microscopic parasites of freshwater fishes with a one millimetre scale bar (0.1 cm). 

Can you believe that some people claim to be able to diagnose these without running tests? It’s no wonder that fishes are getting sold cocktails of drugs that don’t work, and people lose hope as more and more fish die; and in their frustration, give up fishkeeping for life. 

Now I share with you, some comments by a fellow member from the fish fraternity:

[That’s the] massive problem with barack room pretend [fish doctors], unfortunately we have lots in the [fishkeeping] fraternity. Of course they all mean well but epitomise “the little knowledge is a dangerous thing” phrase, and a couple of these self-appointed idiot “experts”are especially problematic and not part of any meaningful solution IMHO.  The USA has worse problems as the availabilty of the medicines is much more prevalent. I’ve been banging on for years about the dangers of antibiotic abuse, largely on deaf ears I fear.

I doubt anyone can see these bugs that are a fraction of a millimetre in size! At The Fish Vet, we are all veterinary graduates, with aquatic experience. 
Know how to tell the difference between a qualified fish veterinarian, and a self-appointed “fish doctor.”

They’re bigger than a lobster! Learn more here – http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-22/forearm-sized-prawn-caught-in-the-gulf-of-carpentaria/8376430?pfmredir=sm

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Yours sincerely,

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

Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist.
PERTH | MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | TOWNSVILLE | BRIBIE ISLAND.
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.

FISH – Frankfurt International School Herald : Are Fish Replacing Rodents?

Learn more here –

http://fisherald.com/are-fish-replacing-rodents/

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Yours sincerely,

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

Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist.
PERTH | MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | TOWNSVILLE | BRIBIE ISLAND.
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.