Q: what do you call a fish that holds a photographic memory of old information?
A: Microfiche.
What do sardines, chocolate, bacon, goats cheese, wine, helium & tequila have in common?
They’re ALL running out!
We know we’re rapidly depleting our supply of finite resources such as coal, oil and freshwater, but you’d be surprised at some of the everyday items we’re also running out of.
Read more here – http://mobile.news.com.au/world/seven-things-you-didnt-know-the-world-is-running-out-of/story-fndir2ev-1226777125170
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV WAVMA.
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
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Free Event next Thursday 12th December – Euthanasia, Loss and Grief, Compassion Fatigue.
From: Deborah Elliott <D.Elliott>
Date: 6 December 2013 14:00:17 AWST
To: Continuing Veterinary education <cve>
Subject: Free Event next Thursday 12th December – Euthanasia, Loss and Grief, Compassion Fatigue
See attachment below for details:
How much does an aquatic veterinarian make?
I received this post in my inbox and thought I’d share.
http://wavmaatwork.org/2013/12/05/how-much-does-an-aquatic-veterinarian-earn/
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Dr Richmond Loh DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV.
Aquatic Veterinarian | Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University | President-elect WAVMA |
Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter – ANZCVS.
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Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
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IS this the first face only a mother could love?
The discovery, detailed in the latest issue of the scientific journal Nature, challenges well established ideas about the separation of cartilaginous fish (such as sharks) and bony fish (which became four-legged creatures).
The zebrafish might give us clues to a cure for spinal injury sufferers.
Who would have thought that these little tiny speedy fishes could hold answers to so many human conditions?
Here’s another that research using such fish is helping us with.
How much protein should you feed your swordtail fish for improved reproductive performance?
I found this article to be quite enlightening.
Effect of dietary protein level on the reproductive performance of female swordtails Xiphophorus helleri (Poeciliidae)
- Laboratory of Fish Biology, Aquaculture Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia
Abstract
A study to determine the effect of increasing levels of dietary protein on swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri), a popular freshwater live bearer, was carried out. Five isocaloric semi-purified diets containing 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% and 60% dietary protein were used. Broodstock performance was evaluated based on growth parameters, proximate content and fry production of female broodstock. Results showed that while the 20% and 30% protein produced the lowest specific growth rate (SGR) values, there was no significant difference between 40% and 60% dietary treatments. The 20% dietary treatment also displayed lowest protein content in both ovaries and muscle of female fish. Fry production was highest from females fed with 50% and 60% protein, followed by the 30% and 40% protein while the diet containing 20% protein produced lowest number of fry. A significant correlation was also obtained between number of fry produced and the weight of female fish, indicating that size is a major factor influencing production. Relative fecundity was lowest for the 20% protein diet followed by the 30–40% and 40–60% protein diets. There were no significant differences in both weight and length of fry produced among the dietary treatments. Proximate analysis of fry also did not show any trend with different dietary protein levels fed to female broodstock. Dietary protein requirement of female swordtail during reproduction is therefore crucial for both the somatic growth and reproduction processes in order for fry production to be optimized. Based on our results, we suggest that a minimum of 30% protein be included in the diet of female swordtail broodstock.
Keywords
- Broodstock nutrition;
- Protein;
- Swordtails;
- Live bearers
Fish joke for Monday-itis: Pastry chef.
Q: What do you call a pastry chef fish?
A: Cookie cutter shark.
What would you suggest for ulcers on koi caused by two types of bacteria infections Aeromonas and Pseudomas?
I received this as a query:
If I may please if you don’t mind what would you suggest for ulcers on koi caused by two types of bacteria infections Aeromonas, Pseudomas” when not even bytral and treating the water with anti parasite meds plus salt does not work .
My response:
I’m confused about what pathogen you’re dealing with. Ectoparasites, or bacterial? If bacterial only, and if it’s either Aeromonas or Pseudomas, these are notorious for being multidrug resistant. So you must be guided by results from bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity tests.
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV WAVMA.
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383
How do you farm in a land-poor country like Singapore?
Vertical farming is the solution! What’s unique about this farm is that unlike regular aquaponics and hydroponics setups, it is not the water that is moved, but the plants themselves! They use old water wheel technology in this state of the art system.
