Stages of dental disease
Dental disease tends to center around the carnassial tooth which is the large tooth up under the eye. Pull the lip way back to see this tooth. The gumline may recede ahead of infection or tartar. Exposing the roots.
Dr Erik Johnson - Veterinarian
Companion Animal & Fish Health
Dental disease tends to center around the carnassial tooth which is the large tooth up under the eye. Pull the lip way back to see this tooth. The gumline may recede ahead of infection or tartar. Exposing the roots.
The luxating patella can be the result of stretching or breaking of one of the patellar collateral ligaments, meaning one of the four suspensory ligament that hold the patella or kneecap in place. If the kneecap tends to stay out of place a lot, it may actually fuse or adhere in that position which makes … Read more
This is especially useful in tanks where you don’t want a column of bubbles, also useful in retail facilities when viewed from above because it does last to distort the view of fish for sale. This brings a column of water from the deeper strata, ensuring fresh water with lots of oxygen gets down … Read more
Over the years people have gotten better and better at keeping discus and it has to do with obeying their need for soft water, and moderate to low pH, high oxygenation and well-doing live plants. That can be insured with the use of fluorite for a substrate. Adding tannins artificially or by using real driftwood, … Read more
There’s just some highlights I thought I’d bring up regarding temperature and Koi. The way sometimes water temperatures impact treatments and Fish and their metabolism and even the filtration system. You could get some general ideas about health factors in your pond it when the water temperatures are in these ranges. Kind of, what the … Read more
Sometimes you get fish shipped to you especially in the warmer months, or if the bags are over packed, or if there has been a delay, and the bag is a disaster. If fish are dying in the bag, it is advised that you do not go through any lengthy procedure to get the bags … Read more