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heart anatomy
one ventricle, one atria
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bouyancy for fish
swim bladder
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filtration to remove solid waste
mechanical filtration
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bacteria to detoxify ammonia produced by fish
biological filtration
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activated charcoal to clear water
chemical filtration
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good way to neutralize ammonia water, and keep pH from rapidly changing
baking soda
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water mildy salty--near isotonic environment
brackish
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produces white raised plagues all over the body
- "Ich"
- Ichthyophthirius multifilis
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extremely contagious, incurable viral disease of carp
Koi herpesvirus (KHV)
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common secondary to infectious problems, or gas oversaturation--powerful aerator
exophthamos "pop-eye"
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valuable necropsy test in fish
gill biopsy
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water with too many fish, rapid ammonia build up, no bacteria colonized
New Tank syndrome
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water changes not performed, minerals and nitrates build up, change water, fish die
Old Tank syndrome
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to get oxygen to fish
aeration
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