The Fish Vet's Blog

Did you know that at all public aquariums, the sharks and rays (and many of the other megafauna) routinely receive nutritional supplements? The reason for this is because many of the foods are frozen, and then thawed before use. This sort of treatment to foods can mean many nutrients are lost, and fish may become nutritionally deficient, leading to increased susceptibility to diseases.

Do you think that your aquarium fishes at home might also benefit from such nutritional supplements?

But the problem with many of these nutritional supplements is that they come as large tablets that’s impossible to feed to smaller aquarium fish.

Dr Loh, TheFishVet, in combination with his compounding pharmacist, have found you the solution.

Contact Dr Loh to see how your fishes may benefit from these nutritional supplements.

This would also be suitable for large freshwater fishes, make your enquiry.

Delivery Service Provided.

NB: Free prescription applies to current bona fide clients.

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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.

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

Announcements have been made that the government is going to give Herpes to carp. What is the fate of herped-up fish?

https://www.good.is/articles/herpes-versus-carp-australia

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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.

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

Quick register here
http://wavma.vetacademy.net/

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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 (0)421 822 383

Refreshing an age-old concept of multispecies integrated farming. In WA many terrestrial farmers have been stocking their dams with yabbies, marron or silver perch. For centuries, the Asians have been farming carp in paddy fields to reduce insect damage to plants, and have a second source of food. Many fish farms in China are built below chicken coups or piggeries where the wastes from terrestrial farming fertilises the water, which then grows the aquatic food which them feeds the fish.

It’s about time this practice is spreading to the rest of Australia.

Due to limited resources, multispecies farming is surely more sustainable than monocultures. Let’s get more farmers on board!

http://abc.net.au/news/2016-04-15/beef-and-barra/7328728

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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.

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

Looks like that release date had been set a long time ago, and the public consultation process is just a formality.

In an article dated 27 March 2012, it states, "Currently, KHV is scheduled for release into Australian waterways in 2017, subject to the approval of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)."

Read more at –
http://www.ecosmagazine.com/paper/EC12230.htm

This will be followed by release in South Australia, even closer to home, in 2018.

Read more at –
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-02/carp-eradication-program-could-cause-pollution-problems/7374658

We really need to ask this question, "Are carp in waterways, a symptom, or the cause?"

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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.

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

Q: What shoes do fish wear?

Answer: Hush Guppies!

Have a FINtastic week! R <+>{

Register now!

The conference is timed to stream “live” between 14.00 and 22.00 BST on the 3rd and 4th of May. Except for the keynote presentations the other talks will all be “on demand” from 14.00 on the 3rd May (intially available for one month). To gain access to all the talks you will need to register prior to the conference.

The conference will be hosted via – http://wavma.vetacademy.net/

What do registrants get to learn? Check out the comprehensive list of topics below!

Five keynote Presenters:

• Ron Roberts – Veterinarians and Fish Health 1890-2015
• Mohamed Faisal – Emergence and resurgence of the Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus
• Greg Lewbart – : Advances in Aquatic Invertebrate Medicine
• Keith Davenport – The Social Economic Benefits for Wild Capture of Ornamental Fish
• Simon Davies – Creating tomorrows robust fish through superior nutritional strategies

Other Presenters:

• Devon Dublin – The importance of the Satoyama-Satoumi concept in the matrix of the One Health Initiative
• Dave Scarfe – Current & Future Aquatic Veterinary Education to Support Aquatic Animal Producers/Industries
• Jamie Lam – A literature review of Koi Herpesvirus: biosecurity and risk mitigation
• Laura Urdes – The Role of Veterinary Education in Fostering Aquaculture DevelopmentMatt Metselaar – Veterinary Strategies for diseases of unknown cause or treatment
• Nick Saint-Erne – Recirculating Filtration Systems in Ornamental Fish Aquaculture
• Paul Schroeder – Refining the unrefinable? The perennial debate on applying animal welfare standards to fish husbandry and procedures
• Richmond Loh – Biosecurity and new-fish protocol for pet koi
• Rob Jones – Veterinary role in assisting aquariums to conserve the Grey Nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) in Australia
• Stephanie Grimmett – The Eyes have It (ocular diseases)
• Trista Welsh-Becker – An introduction to salmonid medicine and the veterinary feed directive
• Willie Wildgoose – Buoyancy disorders of goldfish seen in veterinary practice

Other planned talks:

• Dusan Palic – two part talk on Fish innate immunology and blood cell identification
• Jena Questen – on KHV Vaccines use and experience
• Chris Walster – 2 talks on animal health economics and possibly one based on the IVSA welfare talk we put together.Rod Wilson – Physiological effects of CO2 in RAS systems
• and more!

And possibly replay some of the popular favourite topics:

• An introduction to aquatic medicine
• Water Quality 101
• Common diseases in ornamental fish
• Diseases of Dolphins

The keynotes will be streamed live with live Q&A sessions. All other speakers will be “on demand” during the conference and available post conference to those who have registered. Q&A’s for speaker talks and keynotes once streamed live will be handled in online “chat rooms” through the LMS system we will be using. This provides a unique opportunity to not only ask questions of speakers but also debate topics with your colleagues.

So please SIGN UP this weekend and make this a WAVMA-event to remember.

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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).

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

Skype: thefishvet

President WAVMA 2014

Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University

Just last week I shared with you, the frustration and expense of a client who’d lost 20 fish in the space of 3 weeks (see link). In monetary terms, this equated to $4500 worth of fish. For them it was not the money they were primarily concerned about. They simply named the dollar value to put things into something that the majority of non-fish keepers could relate to. To get The Fish Vet out to examine and treat their fish properly would have saved them the loss of so much. They were very unhappy they weren’t referred to The Fish Vet sooner.

This week, I share another story from an unhappy client…

"I wish I had known sooner there was such thing as a fish vet as I wouldn’t have wasted hundreds on pet shop meds when I’m not even 100% sure of the cause. After reading on your site i have realised we knew nothing and have done everything wrong and against what you say to do, so we feel slightly like idiots.

But I guess you live and learn… I just wish I knew there was such a thing as a fish vet others wise wouldn’t have spent $400 just on medicines when I don’t even know what im treating for. Grrr. Very angry with ourself to know we could have now made them worse because we went to Google instead of a fish vet. But that’s life unfortunately."

This is all too common. I’m not saying that every case needs a fish vet, however, they ought to be aware that we are also here to help.

I’d like to see that every package of fish medicine available at fish/pet shops would state, "If clinical signs persists, please see you fish vet."

I hope that you’ll take the time to LIKE & SHARE this message on your social media platforms. Let’s help other fish keepers know that we have fish vets around. And if we have more demand for fish vets, there’ll be more fish vets around to service all your needs.

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

President WAVMA 2014

Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University

Brrrr! It’s starting to get cold here in Perth.

With cooler weather, fish tend to have reduced appetite. If you’re relying on fish poo for plant growth in your aquaponics system, you’ll be disapppointed. While silver perch, koi and goldfish are great all-year-round fish for your system, if you want a thriving plants over winter, you’ll need to think about cool water fish like rainbow trout. These fish do best from mid/late autumn to early spring. These fish will need to be harvested before the water temperature exceeds 24 degrees Celsius.

Some of the local suppliers are listed below.
– Clover Cottage. Ph. 9773 1262
– King Trout. Ph. 9776 1518
– Ferguson Springs. Ph. 0428 921 369
– Woodvale Fish & Lily Farm. http://www.woodvalefishandlilyfarm.com.au/

Feel free to add other suppliers may have missed.

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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, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA.
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Skype: thefishvet

President WAVMA 2014

TheFishVet provides a comprehensive on-site, and off-site fish diseases diagnostic services for all aquatic animal species including pet-fish, aquacultured food-fish (abalone, barramundi, salmonids), and aquatic animals in public aquaria (sharks and rays), research projects and for export testing. We deal with fishes raised in aquariums, ponds, lakes, aquaponics or any other water features.

The Fish Vet’s team gives clients a one-stop-shop to aquatic veterinary health services and diagnostics:

• Diagnostics
• Medicines for Treatment
• Prevention / Biosecurity
• Education and Training
• Research

 

The Fish Vet has an expert team of veterinarians 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.

Ms Gomes – BVM, MVM, CertAqV

Based in 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;

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; and

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.

 

For a complete list of services and fees, please download the manual below.

TFV Services and Fees 2016

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THE FISH VET | PERTH | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE |
Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPh (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV, CMAVA, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

Skype: thefishvet

President WAVMA 2014

Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University

Note, we do not offer aquarium and pond maintenance services.