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Fish translocation is the main mechanism of disease spread. What are the common diseases that can plague your pond? How can you mitigate the risks? This talk will cover all these issues, saving your beloved koi fish from disease, remembering, prevention is better than cure.

Access the presentation here –
http://wavma.vetacademy.biz/catalog/info/id:136

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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
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.

Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 421 822 383

For those who may not know, “The Fish Vet” has another Youtube Channel called “The Fish Doctor”.

Tell us what you think of it.

Go to – https://youtu.be/WQ0rDrIU430

The Fish Doctor has uploaded Treating Egg bound goldfish with hormones and massage to stimulate egg release. 

TheFishVet’s Team provides a one-stop-shop to aquatic veterinary health services and diagnostics, on-site & off-site:

Diagnostics
Medicines for Treatment
Prevention / Biosecurity
Education and Training
Research

We cater for all aquatic animal species including pet-fish (goldfish, koi and cichlids), aquacultured food-fish (abalone, barramundi, salmonids, perch), and aquatic animals in public aquaria (sharks and rays), research projects and for export testing.

The Fish Vet has an expert team of veterinarians in 5 locations, Australia-wide:

Dr Loh – BSc, BVMS, MPhil, MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV

Based in Perth, Western Australia, has expertise in ornamental fish medicine, management of public aquaria, and pathology/laboratory testing. He is a Certified Aquatic Veterinarian, a NATA-accredited signatory, and has completed post-graduate examinations in both Pathobiology, and Aquatic Animal Health.

Dr Brown – BSc, BVMS, CertFHP, MANZCVS (Aquatics)

Based in Melbourne, Victoria, Dr Brown has expertise in salmonid and abalone production, and also operates as a small animal veterinary practitioner.

Dr Nedved – BVSc (Hons) BScAgr (Hons)

Based in Sydney, New South Wales, Dr Nedved manages a large zebrafish facility in Sydney including overseeing the veterinary care and breeding programs. She has experience with aquatic species including fish, amphibians and reptiles as well as specialised experience in artificial breeding of zebrafish including in-vitro fertilization and sperm freezing.

Ms Gomes – BVM, MVM, CertAqV

Based on Bribie Island, Queensland, Ms Gomes has extensive expertise in prawn/shrimp (from her native land of Brazil), and barramundi and molecular diagnostics from her PhD.

Dr Hayakijkosol – BVSc, MSc, PhD, CertAqV

Based in Townsville, Queensland, our aquatic animal specialist has a strong molecular background in aquatic animal diseases diagnostics and experience in aquatic species including fish, crustaceans and turtles.

If you need help and are not near these locations, call us to see what we can arrange. Our team is ready to be mobilised, or we can provide off-site testing.

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV, CMAVA, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist
THE FISH VET, AUSTRALIA – PERTH | SYDNEY | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE | BRIBIE ISLAND
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.

W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Skype: thefishvet
President WAVMA 2014
Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University
See advert on YouTube.

Q. Where do seahorses go when they’re sick? 

A. The horsepital.

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Read more about "Irukandji jellyfish: Ninth sting on Fraser Island" –
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/ninth-irukandji-sting-on-fraser-island/news-story/734e3f5f3875317093446634dc352261

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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
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.

Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 421 822 383

If you’re running a commercial fish operation, and you need fish health testing by a Certified Fish Veterinarian, then choose The Fish Vet.

Drop us a line, and send your samples to:
Dr Richmond Loh,
The Fish Vet,
PO Box 520,
Como 6952 WA,
Australia.

This fish testing is also available to other veterinarians and hobbyists.

THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA, providing
Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.

http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 421 822 383

With locations in PERTH | MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | TOWNSVILLE | BRIBIE ISLAND

​Don’t beat yourselves up, because many diseases are difficult to diagnose without the proper equipment, knowledge and experience. And without a diagnosis, treatment will become a game of trial and error.
Instead, seek professional help, rather than keeping on trying in despair.
With The Fish Vet’s representatives in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Townsville, we’re here to help.
 Your fish will thank you.

Contact us to see how we can help. 

Visit www.wavma.org/welcome to watch the welcome message.

The World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association was formed in 2006 as a not-for-profit professional association to serve the rapidly expanding discipline of aquatic veterinary medicine throughout the world.

The Mission of WAVMA is to serve the discipline of aquatic veterinary medicine through enhancing aquatic animal health and welfare, public health and seafood safety, and to support aquatic veterinarians, aquatic animal owners and industries, and other stakeholders.

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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
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.

Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 421 822 383

Q: What did the sick fish say to the fish doctor?

A: I’m feeling a little green under the gills.

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A lot of the Koi people routinely use potassium permanganate for disease control, and to clarify water. Similarly, those growing fish for food production may use it to clear up superficial bacterial infections. It is an oxidising agent that is basically used at a small enough dose rate that’s enough to zap anything that’s small, and leaves the fish’s skin and gills relatively unharmed. 

But does it do no harm to your fish? A lot of people swear by its routine use, and many have experienced no adverse effects. Maybe they’ve just been lucky? 
Our The Fish Vet team member, Dr Giana Bastos Gomes, brought this article to our attention. 
A recent publication by Mohammed & Arias in the journal of Veterinary Research (2015) show that PP treatment dramatically altered the community variety of normal resident bacterial flora on the skin of fish that have been exposed to PP – they had the least diverse microbiome in terms of species richness.
Why is this bad? They also ran an experiment where they challenged fish with a common bacterial skin disease agent – Flavobacterium columnare (previously Flexibacter, causes fin rot,  gill rot and bacterial ulcers in fish). The deaths in fish  previously exposed to PP was about forty-percent (40%) worse (85% cumulative mortality compared to unexposed groups that had a mortality of just over 60%).
Just like people know that we ought to line our guts with healthy Probiotics bacteria, having a healthy range of bacteria on the skin of fish is protective for fish, possibly because of competitive inhibition of pathogens, or through immunoregulation.
This might explain why some fish keepers have commented that their fish thrived in less than ideal waters, but then when they clean up everything and do as they’ve been told by fellow fish-keepers, their fish die.
Read more of the article,“Potassium permanganate elicits a shift of the external fish microbiome and increases host susceptibility to columnaris disease.” by Haitham H. Mohammed and Covadonga R. Arias.