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Chlorine Toxicity in Fish

By Dr. Jessie Sanders, DVM, DABVP (Fish Practice) | February 29, 2020
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How to Treat Egg Bound Fish

By Dr. Jessie Sanders, DVM, DABVP (Fish Practice) | February 27, 2020
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Oh, goody! Another “disease” for our Fake Fish Diagnoses file. I recently received an email explaining how “egg binding” kills

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How to Save a Sick Fish in 4 Easy Steps

By Dr. Jessie Sanders, DVM, DABVP (Fish Practice) | February 25, 2020
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Is it normal for my fish to change color?

By Dr. Jessie Sanders, DVM, DABVP (Fish Practice) | February 23, 2020
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If you’ve owned your goldfish/betta/koi for a few years, you may have noticed that they might not look the same

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How to Disinfect Fish Equipment

By Dr. Jessie Sanders, DVM, DABVP (Fish Practice) | February 21, 2020
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What should you use to disinfect fish equipment and what is the safest way to use it? If you keep

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Best Pond Substrate for Outdoor Fish Ponds

By Dr. Jessie Sanders, DVM, DABVP (Fish Practice) | February 19, 2020
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Most pet fish live in either an indoor tank or outdoor pond. We already covered what the bottom of your

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What is the best fish tank substrate?

By Dr. Jessie Sanders, DVM, DABVP (Fish Practice) | February 17, 2020
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Fish tank substrate refers to the gravel, rocks, sand, etc that is on the bottom of your tank. Certainly it

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Koi Herpesvirus Testing

By Dr. Jessie Sanders, DVM, DABVP (Fish Practice) | February 15, 2020
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Springtime often correlates with new fish arriving from overseas and ending up in new ponds. We have had a few

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Is paying a fish veterinarian worth the cost?

By Dr. Jessie Sanders, DVM, DABVP (Fish Practice) | February 13, 2020
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For those of you who read our pricing page, you know that paying a specialty service to come to your

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How To Find A Fish Vet To Help Your Fish

By Dr. Jessie Sanders, DVM, DABVP (Fish Practice) | February 11, 2020
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Unfortunately, not many veterinarians are able to see and treat pet fish, so being able to find a fish vet

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