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Fish joke for Monday-itis: whatfish?

Posted on 2016/07/242016/08/11 by TheFishVet - Richmond's School of Fish

Fish 1: “Hey so I met this new girl on the net! She is so hot!”

Fish 2: “Have you ever seen her in person?”
Fish 1:”No, does that matter?”

Fish 2: “Better make sure she’s not a catfish..”

Fish 1: “You think she’s catfishing?!”

What’s worse? Feral carp or feral cats? How are we controlling them?

Posted on 2016/07/22 by TheFishVet - Richmond's School of Fish

The Australian Veterinary Association published in their journal, "Feral cats: The greatest threat to Australia’s native animals."

“On average, each cat hunted 20 times a day with a 30% success rate. So on average, each cat killed seven animals a day, but ate only two-thirds of the animals they killed. This means that analyses of cat stomach contents will underestimate their impact. Data suggests that feral cats are probably killing around three million native animals a year in the Mornington-Marion Downs (Kimberley) area alone,” he said.

If feral cats are so bad, what would you say if someone were to unleash into the wild, FIV, calicivirus or feline panleukopaenia as a biocontrol measure? This could kill your pet cats.

This is no different to the release of KHV to control feral carp, which would also kill people’s pet koi.

We’ve had this discussion on a veterinarians forum. The consensus between my veterinary peers is that reliable vaccines need to be made available to pet owners before even considering release of a biocontrol agent. Moreover, we have to be certain that the disease will not affect native species, or other unintended species.

Read more of article on feral cats at this link –
http://www.ava.com.au/13586

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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 | TOWNSVILLE
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.

Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

Latest stories about the fishing and aquaculture industry.

Posted on 2016/07/22 by TheFishVet - Richmond's School of Fish

For the latest stories about the fishing and aquaculture industry, go to http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/industry/fishing-aquaculture/

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPh (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV, CMAVA, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist
THE FISH VET, AUSTRALIA – PERTH | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE
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Friday fun fact – ninja turtles are relatives of The Fish Vet!

Posted on 2016/07/21 by TheFishVet - Richmond's School of Fish

Did you know that a couple of the teenage mutant ninja turtles are related to Dr Richmond Loh?

They are Donatel Loh and Michaelangel Loh.

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh

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

PERTH | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.

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

Why is TheFishVet, now a team?

Posted on 2016/07/21 by TheFishVet - Richmond's School of Fish

Having TheFishVet Team distributed around the country means that we’re able to be on the ground, and be able to service our clients personally.

Having team-mates will allow us to grow our expertise collectively to help make a difference particularly in areas such as disease diagnosis and prevention in fish health.

We are a vertically integrated Veterinary Solutions Team, with members on the ground to collect information and samples, qualified Pathologist to do the lab testing, and clinicians to institute treatments.

A team that encompasses experiences in shrimp, abalone, food-fish, turtles and ornamentals. What more can you ask for?

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Making it easier to start an aquaculture business.

Posted on 2016/07/20 by TheFishVet - Richmond's School of Fish

The Aquaculture Project

The Department of Finance in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries and other agencies, industry groups and stakeholders will identify compliance points and regulatory hurdles that are impeding the development of the aquaculture sector in WA, including abalone, prawns, pearling, marron, mussels, marine finfish and other species.

The team will look for opportunities to reduce the regulatory burden by working with stakeholders to make practical recommendations that will have a real impact on business operators, while retaining the necessary protections that ensure Western Australia remains a clean, safe, and disease-free location to develop aquaculture.

The team’s red tape targets include the regulatory approvals process, licencing conditions and exemptions, reporting and monitoring systems and other issues that may arise during consultations. They are inviting the public and interested stakeholders to submit any comments to their Aquaculture Survey

Tips when treating fish with copper, that will save your fish!

Posted on 2016/07/19 by TheFishVet - Richmond's School of Fish

Copper is a common treatment for many different parasitic diseases in fish, in both freshwater and marine.

Though, saying this, copper is not always the preferred choice for many reasons.

Copper is toxic to certain fish species and invertebrates, and at lower pH.

Where fish can tolerate copper, we are using sufficient amount to kill the parasites, but less than what would kill the fish. The target amount of copper must be maintained at ~0.2 mg/L. There is an art to maintaining this level stable in the water body, for the duration of treatment. And a reliable, easy to use, copper test-kit is a must.

Copper levels may to drop due to adsorption by carbon filtration and so this must be removed. Copper also binds to bicarbonates and carbonates (which is high in marines). This binding of copper may be reversed if salinity increases, so you must maintain salinity.

Ensure you only feed manufactured diet, rather than fresh/frozen crustacea (like brine shrimp) because the latter can bioaccumulate enough copper to be toxic to fish that eat them!

After completion of copper treatment, use carbon to filter it out.

For advice on diagnosis, treatment and test kits, contact The Fish Vet.

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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 | TOWNSVILLE
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.

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