Fundamentals of Ornamental Fish Health (eBook)

Helen Roberts, DVM, is an owner-partner at 5 Corners Animal Hospital and the owner of Aquatic Veterinary Services of WNY, an ambulatory aquatic practice. She is a consultant for VIN's Aquatic Animal Message Boards, an instructor for VIN's Fish Medicine Courses, an international lecturer on pet fish health, and the instructor for the aquatic animal section of the exotic animal course at Medaille College's veterinary technology program.

Acknowledgments.

Contributor List.

BASICS OF FISH KEEPING.

1. Anatomy and physiology (Richard J.
Strange).

2. A brief overview of the ornamental fish industry and
hobby (Timothy Miller-Morgan).

3. Stress in fish (David J. Pasnik, Joyce J. Evans,
and Phillip H. Klesius).

4. Water quality (James L. Shelton).

5. Environment and husbandry: Ponds and aquaria (Scott
Weber III, Helen E. Roberts, and James L. Shelton).

FISH HEALTH.

6. Biosecurity and ornamental fish (Timothy J.
Miller-Morgan and Jerry R. Heidel).

7. Nutrition (Richard Strange).

8. Parasites of fish (Stephen A. Smith and Helen E.
Roberts).

9. Viral pathogens of fish (Brian Palmeiro and E.
Scott Weber III).

10. Bacterial diseases of fish (Brian
Palmeiro).

11. Fungal diseases in fish (Helen E.
Roberts).

12. Zoonotic diseases of fish (Stephen A.
Smith).

FISH MEDICINE.

13. Transport and hospitalization of the fish patient (Helen
E. Roberts).

14. History (Helen E. Roberts).

15. Physical examination of fish (Helen E.
Roberts).

16. Anesthesia, analgesia, and euthanasia (Helen E.
Roberts).

17. Nonlethal diagnostic techniques (Helen E. Roberts,
E. Scott Weber III, and Stephen A. Smith).

18. Surgery and wound management in fish (Helen E.
Roberts).

19. Necropsy of fish (Drury Reavill).

20. Neoplasia in fish (Drury Reavill).

21. Specific syndromes and diseases (William H.
Wildgoose and Brian Palmeiro).

Index.4

"Each chapter while short in length covers a lot of ground (or
rather "water") with a surprisingly large number of references in
support of each chapter. The book reads like a textbook with
short, concise and yet interestingly informative chapters. By
far, the most favored section for the reviewer was the section of
Fish Medicine... chapters are supplemented with beautiful
pictures... suitable for the practicing veterinary technician as
well as veterinary technician students." (Veterinary Information
Network, February 2010)