I have seen posts from a few members claiming to have opened up their prized fish to try and determine what went wrong and contributed to its death but I don't recall if anyone has taken their fish to have it done professionally....I'm almost certain autopsy is the wrong term for animals but I can't remember the correct term.
Has anyone had an autopsy performed on their fish?
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I think the term is necropsy beyond that can't help lol
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On another forum i've seen it done on a puffer... But other than that, no...
Although there was one time i wanted to do a necropsy on my old polleni when he passed, but couldnt quite bare to cut him open when i have no idea what to look for...
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Although there was one time i wanted to do a necropsy on my old polleni when he passed, but couldnt quite bare to cut him open when i have no idea what to look for...
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Here we did few on malawi cichlids to confirm internal parasites (opened fish, put small tissue under microscop)..but no professional..
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MY Cuban is in the freezer... still nto sure what we're going to do w/ him... but we figured out the issue.. so to little to late there..
Yes. In a "freak" accident we lost over 300 fish in a system in a matter of hours. We did discover that chemical poisoning took place. Foul play and a series of unfortunate events. If you know the basics of anatomy and pathology, you can get by and figure out most common aquaria problems. Just keep in mind that most systems are dependant on each other and a problem with one will cause other problems.
For example, in the death of 300 fish, chemicals attacked the gills first, causing them to turn white, and eventually mush as the cells broke down. The kidney also turned to mush and turned black. After these two vital organs failed, death was fast and all other organs were in relatively good shape. Water chemistry and other tests showed nothing wrong. It was determined that bleach was poured into the tank, and with bleach dissipating quickly in water you would not expect to find a trace by the time that test was performed.(more evidence but that is fine for the example).
For example, in the death of 300 fish, chemicals attacked the gills first, causing them to turn white, and eventually mush as the cells broke down. The kidney also turned to mush and turned black. After these two vital organs failed, death was fast and all other organs were in relatively good shape. Water chemistry and other tests showed nothing wrong. It was determined that bleach was poured into the tank, and with bleach dissipating quickly in water you would not expect to find a trace by the time that test was performed.(more evidence but that is fine for the example).
I cut open a fish, but forget which one. I was selling three big mono bass, had a guy come and pick out the best looking one, he took it home and it died the next day. He then said he wanted his money back because I sold him a healthy looking sick fish. He called all the LFS's asking if they can perform a necropsy so he can prove to me I sold him a sick fish. A necropsy cost about $700 and the fish had to be sent to Arizona, so he then dropped the issue.