Taking a skin scrape

[Humblefish]

BIG THANKS to Dr. Charlie Gregory for providing this information. His website can be found here: https://www.aquaveterinarian.com

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There are some good wet mounts (and other disease info) here: https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/aquarium-fishes

Also see: Ich, Velvet, Brook, Uronema - Microscopic ID

 

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Thanks for posting this. Never thought to continue sampling all the way to the tail. Always just scrapped the body. Have used a drop of calibration fluid to wet the slide if I was too lazy/busy to go back to the tank. LOL. Thanks again for all you do for the hobby. :)