http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3214/04.html

This is nifty keen. I love the fish on the operating table.

4/4/2006 6:52:14 PM

wow, operating on a $5 goldfish. The cost of surgery probably costs in the thousands of dollars.

4/4/2006 8:35:06 PM

Koi can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

4/4/2006 8:41:58 PM

that's not a koi though. Not the expensive one at least.

4/4/2006 8:45:04 PM

that koi with the swim bladder issue stayed in the large animal hospital for months and racked up a big ole bill

4/4/2006 10:47:26 PM

I want to send this link to every starving person in Africa.



Except they don't have computers.

4/4/2006 10:49:00 PM

Scalpel stat! Knife! Fork! mmm

4/4/2006 10:52:39 PM

koi get swim bladder issue because people keep feeding their fish floating pellets.

4/5/2006 12:15:04 AM

^ apparently doesn't know shit about fish

4/5/2006 12:18:36 AM

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"I want to send this link to every starving person in Africa. Except they don't have computers."

Don't forget to tell them that we are trying to pay someone $2million a year for telling people how to run around and throw a ball in a hoop.

4/5/2006 12:21:38 AM

^^alot of goldfish/koi get swimbladder problem because of that. Go check the goldfish forums if you don't believe me.

4/5/2006 12:24:02 AM

haha the goldfish forums

4/5/2006 12:25:42 AM

^^You think someone's going to rack up thousands of dollars in vet bills when they can simply feed the fish some peas?

Sure, they have swim bladder problems with floating food, but its not the only cause.

4/5/2006 12:27:26 AM

^people who are stupid enough to pay thousands of dollar for some fish's vet bill are stupid enough to not feed the fish peas.

4/5/2006 12:29:28 AM

good point...

4/5/2006 12:30:57 AM

How much of our tax money are we spending to find out how to operate on fish? I think this is an absolute waste of money

[Edited on April 5, 2006 at 7:41 AM. Reason : as]

4/5/2006 7:39:07 AM

^most likely none.

floating food can cause swim bladder problems b/c the fish takes in air. it's a better idea to use sinking food or pellets that quickly absorb water and become soft as soon as you dump them in.

[Edited on April 5, 2006 at 8:21 AM. Reason : food]

4/5/2006 8:18:30 AM

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"How much of our tax money are we spending to find out how to operate on fish? I think this is an absolute waste of money"

As pointed out, probaly none of your tax dollars. People are responsible for charges they incur at the vet school hospital just like at any other hospital. Besides, vet schools are known for developing new techniques and procedures for human medicine. The vet school is probably one of the most productive entities associated with NC State, not to mention probably one of the most profitable.

4/5/2006 12:48:30 PM

i worked in aquatics at the science museum downtown- dr. Lewbart helped keeep all of our fish healthy and is an excellent fish doctor

4/5/2006 5:02:25 PM

"How much of our tax money are we spending to find out how to operate on fish? I think this is an absolute waste of "

money has instrumental, not intrinsic value. also its not like the money is being destroyed, just changing hands.

4/5/2006 5:04:47 PM

That guy kissing the koi makes me laugh. What a freak.

Too bad the fish he paid thousands (to Dr. Lewbart AND a chiropracter) to have its back stabilized died.... It died from a parasitic infection. Now he is on the third fish with a broken back.

4/5/2006 5:27:29 PM

We studied that in class, the whole time I was like...flush.

4/5/2006 6:15:11 PM