Large pet fish owners warned about the fish’s health problems and diseases

Reporting by Chuthaporn Kanhar

 

 

Large pet fish are at risk of spinal cord dislocation as most of them suffer from vitamin C deficiency and they move violently, said a veterinarian who treated a sick Siamese giant carp belonging to wellknown celebrity Patchara “Aum” Chaichua.

 

Veterinarian Thanida Hetrakul, the deputy director of Chulalongkorn University’s Veterinary Medical Aquatic Animals Research Center (VMARC), told Thai PBS that the centre accepted the 10-kg fresh-water fish, named Richie, for treatment since July 8 in response to Aum’s appeal in the Instagram for help after the fish became sick and unable to swim for unknown reasons.

 

She disclosed that X-ray examination show slight dislocation and minor infection of the spinal cord, slight decaying of the tail fin and chronic infection of the air bag or emphysema.

 

She explained that dislocation of spinal cord often happens with big fish because most of them suffer from vitamin C deficiency and they move violently.

 

These combined caused the fish unable to swim, said Ms Thanida, adding that she suspected the slight dislocation of the spinal cord might stem from an accident as the fish might have knocked itself at the wall of a pond.

 

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-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-07-15

Eat it, eat it ?

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

slight dislocation and minor infection of the spinal cord, slight decaying of the tail fin and chronic infection of the air bag or emphysema.

Normal aging process?

Slight dislocation of the spinal cord because the tank is too small for the fish to swim properly.