INTERNET: Where you want the fish to go.
NETSCAPE: What the fish do when they discover a hole in the net
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What’s the safest way to top up your fish pond?
Every so often, we receive calls from owners with fish dying from chlorine toxicosis because they had inadvertently left the hose on for too long while refilling their fish pond.
Chlorine and chloramine has been added to our tap water supplies as a disinfectant, making it safe for us to drink straight from the tap. But these chemicals are toxic to fish. Normally, we use anti-chlorine that is in proprietary water conditioners from your local fish shops. But when you forget, and leave your hose on full for too long, toxic levels of chlorine can build up in your pond.
So I’d like to share with you, a very simple, way of avoiding disasters, and at no cost, and no fancy gadgets!
Next time you need to refill your pond, why not turn the tap to a trickle, instead of a full blast?
Everyone feeds their fish once to thrice daily, so in this time, you’d be able to turn off the tap, before it overflows, and long before the entire pond volume is displaced by toxic levels of chlorinated water.
Please share this with all fish keepers, so we won’t get another case of fish kills in ponds again.
Fish Joke for Monday-itis: dates
Q: Where do fish find their dates?
A: PlentyOfFish.
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Fish Joke for Monday-itis: smokin’
Q: What fish can you smoke?
A: arowana!
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What do you call a group of mermaids?
That’s an interesting question. Merpeople are thought of as half fish, half human.
If mermaids were fish, a group of them would be called a school.
If they were classed as humans, they’d be called a tribe.
But perhaps they’re sea mammals, similar to dolphins, where a group of them are called pods.
Manatees are, after all, what sailors once mistook as mermaids. As such it would make sense to call them similar to a group of manatees – an aggregation.
But if they were Australian, they’d be dugongs. And so, a group of a dugongs is called a herd.
So, what do you think a group of Merpeople are called?
Let’s count your votes.
1. Herd.
2. Aggregate.
3. Pod.
4. School.
5. Tribe.
Aquatic veterinary job available – OIE
The OIE (Paris branch) has a 1 year position in the Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and Veterinary products Department which is focused on antimicrobial use and AMR in aquatic animals.
Also available on the OIE website at: http://www.oie.int/en/career/job-offers/
Who do you get, when you call The Fish Vet?
Often clients remark, “You have so many letters after your name!”
And Dr Loh responds, “That’s because my surname is too short.”
“But Dr Richmond, what is L.o.h? How did you get it?”
“That, I got when I was born. It’s my surname!”
Dr Richmond Loh has had an illustrious career, working on all things fish, since 2002.
He’s not just a fish vet, but is THE FISH VET. So if you want fast results to cure your fish from any of the inumerable fish diseases, call The Fish Vet.
Dr Loh is now joined by colleagues across Australia, to help bring more aquatic veterinarians to be at your service.
Watch him at work – http://tinyurl.com/thefishdoctor
Follow him on http://Facebook.com/thefishvetdrloh
Official website – http://thefishvet.com.au
To virtually meet all his team members who are in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. Together, they have an integrated field and lab diagnostic team, to service Australia’s needs.
Fish Joke for Monday-itis: oyster talk
Q: There were two oysters on the beach…. What did one say to the other?
A: Nothing! Oysters can’t talk!
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Australia’s veterinarian shortage
Australia has a veterinarian shortage, as professionals face stress, financial pressure and long hours. Kookaburra Veterinary Employment owner Wendy Nathan told the ABC there were currently more than 400 unfilled veterinary positions on her books alone. She said vets were leaving the industry –
blames stress, financial pressure and long hours, along with abuse and “emotional blackmail” from pet owners, for the problem.
“Dr Nathan said the shortage was not helped by the high university entrance requirement, the five-year study period, and the low starting salary compared to dentists and engineers.”
Read more here – https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-13/vet-shortage-as-suicide-rates-high/10708686?pfmredir=sm
Mermaid ban!
Can you believe that they’re banning the monofin!?!?!
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Dr Richmond Loh BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV, Fellow WAVMA.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist
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