Aquarium Fish Medicine Handbook

<p>Practicing veterinarians veterinary technicians professional aquarists fish researchers and tropical fish hobbyists will find this thorough yet concise handbook a complete how-to guide for keeping fish under human care healthy and thriving. Whether you're new to fish medicine and husbandry or an expert in the field there is valuable information within these pages for you. The book is arranged in a logical order so that readers can quickly and efficiently find the information they seek. The book is filled with valuable and applicable information on dozens of topics including how to manage aquatic life support systems for fish history taking natural history anatomy physiology diagnostic techniques anesthesia analgesia and surgery. Virtually all of the most important ornamental fish pathogens including viruses bacteria fungi and parasites are described and richly illustrated. There are also sections on fish welfare and conservation.</p><p>While there are many books on the market that explore the topics of ornamental fish health and care none provide the amount of helpful information and resources in such a small affordable package.</p>