Fish Health Management Course at NCSU

[Steven Pro]

The information is up for 2007, http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/conted/fish/index.htm

 

[Puffer Queen]

I attended the conference again this year and it was even better than last year!!

 

[ScottT1980]

Glad to hear it. I was talking to Shane (Lewbart's tech) and he said they were putting a little more emphasis on reef aquariums and coral medicine? Is this true, or is the focus still on fish? I would have snuck into a few of the lectures but was out of town this past week. Glad you had fun...

Take er easy
Scott

 

[Puffer Queen]

No fish are still the emphasis - thankfully as I am more interested in fish and fish medicine

 

[rwbogard]

Just scrape the fish with a sterile instrument and put it on a slide. Stain with crystal violet or your choice of dye, then counterstain to scope out visible bacteria and/or parasites, if microscope does not have oil immersion. You will be able to narrow it down to parasite or bacteria (gram - or +). From this you can then identify using spread plates if handy. I can give more details on how to create your own.

 

[Steven Pro]

I got an email that the tentative date for 2008 is October 9-11, so mark your calendars.

 

[Me No Nemo]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10629326#post10629326 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rwbogard
Just scrape the fish with a sterile instrument and put it on a slide. Stain with crystal violet or your choice of dye, then counterstain to scope out visible bacteria and/or parasites, if microscope does not have oil immersion. You will be able to narrow it down to parasite or bacteria (gram - or +). From this you can then identify using spread plates if handy. I can give more details on how to create your own.

I'd love more info on this. I own an LFS and we have a small lab we use to diagnose coral problems and such. I am a novice on the fish end of diagnosing problems through scrapes and such, but recently hired a UCF student who studies molecular and micro biology to work at the store so we can expand this area of knowledge. Any info or links would be greatly appreciated. Here's some of our equipment:

 

[Spracklcat]

Looks like you've got yourself a nice dissecting scope-- great for doing dissections ) ) or looking at microcrustaceans, little things, some gross tissue work, some parasites, but to see bacteria you will need something with a stage to put slides on and some stronger objective lenses. I don't know what your magnification is, but most are in the range of 60X. For staining microorganisms you'll need an oil immersion lens for a total magnification of 1000X.

Do play around with it though---you will see amazing things. Bristelworms are especially cool--

Also, you are lucky in that you have a trinocular scope, which means you'll be able to hook a camera up with the right adapter.

 

[Questionmarc]

wish they had one of these in ny

 

[Me No Nemo]

There's already a camera on the scope that does both still and video plus I have another new scope with a stage and the immersion lens Just starting to figure that one out!

 

[Steven Pro]

Time to start planning for next year, October 8-10, 2009.

 

[John Dawe]

Took the class in 1995, had a great time. Would love to do it again.

 

[seguin]

I would love to attend this course through NCSU...maybe this year or next, depending on finances.

I attended a great course through the University of Florida a few years ago. I believe the course is offered every other year, so look for it in 2010. They typically alternate it with a more advanced course geared towards veterinarians, emphasizing fish surgical techniques.

http://www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/ame/wwf/

The UF Tropical Aquaculture Lab is definitely a great resource.
http://tal.ifas.ufl.edu/index.htm

...especially their publications section.
http://tal.ifas.ufl.edu/publications.htm

-matt

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

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[E36328i]

Anyone here ever find a course of this sort in California? I work at a LFS and have been wanting to learn more about fish disease and fish pathology, specifically marine fish.

 

[Steven Pro]

Here is another course I heard about in Florida.

http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/ame/index.html

 

[seguin]

I registered for the 2010 course at NCSU, and it was cancelled due to lack of enrollment. Too bad my airfare was nonrefundable! I hope they offer the course in the future.

 

[whitestone]

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