This book forms a complete resource covering ornamental fish health and welfare from a recognized expert on the topic. Beginning with an overview of the tropical fish industry and aquarium keeping, it covers all the key elements of care, including water-quality testing and maintenance, filtration systems, nutrition, husbandry, handling and transportation of fish, disease diagnosis, treatments and medications, and disease prevention. It also reviews areas of wider interest, such as biosecurity and zoonoses.The book can be read through to gain a complete overview of the care and welfare of ornamental aquarium and pond fish, or it can be used to easily look up specific information about a topic of interest. With numerous illustrations and photographs, plus references allowing readers to study areas of interest in more detail, this book makes an invaluable teaching and reference handbook. It is a vital source of information for veterinarians, scientists using fish in their labs, students, ornamental fish breeders, retail pet store workers, and aquarium keepers looking for trusted advice about how to properly care for their ornamental freshwater fish.
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The Handbook of Ornamental Fish Health and Welfare
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half title page
- Dedication
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 A Brief History of Keeping Fish in AquariumsNicholas Saint-Erne
- 2 Overview of the Ornamental Fish IndustryNicholas Saint-Erne
- 3 Fish Taxonomy, Anatomy, and PhysiologyNicholas Saint-Erne
- 4 Aquarium CareNicholas Saint-Erne
- 5 Water QualityAzureen Erdman
- 6 Filtration SystemsNicholas Saint-Erne
- 7 Fish Pond CareNicholas Saint-Erne
- 8 Fish NutritionNicholas Saint-Erne
- 9 Equipping the Veterinary Hospital to Treat Fish PatientsRobert Martinez
- 10 Clinical ProceduresRobert Martinez
- 11 Diagnostic TestsAzureen Erdman
- 12 Fish Hematology and BiochemistryLily Parkinson
- 13 Transporting Samples for Laboratory AnalysisLily Parkinson
- 14 Advanced Diagnostic TechniquesNicholas Saint-Erne
- 15 Sedation, Anesthesia, and EuthanasiaNicholas Saint-Erne
- 16 SurgeryNicholas Saint-Erne
- 17 Infectious DiseasesNicholas Saint-Erne
- 18 Protozoan ParasitesAzureen Erdman
- 19 Metazoan ParasitesAzureen Erdman
- 20 Zoonotic Diseases from FishNicholas Saint-Erne
- 21 Non-infectious DiseasesNicholas Saint-Erne
- 22 Fish Facility Husbandry and BiosecurityNicholas Saint-Erne
- 23 Administering Medications to Ornamental FishNicholas Saint-Erne
- 24 Ornamental Fish WelfareChris Walster
- 25 Welfare of Fish in Public AquariumsSharmie Johnson
- 26 Quarantine ProtocolAzureen Erdman
- Recommended Reading
- Glossary
- Index
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