Only properly-trained fish health professionals should perform diagnostic procedures. A timely and accurate diagnosis is imperative in order to make the proper therapeutic recommendations. Therapeutic agents should not be provided to fish prior to a proper diagnosis being made.
When you seek diagnostic assistance, some of the steps involved in the diagnostic procedures include: (a) taking a history, (b) physical examination of the fish, (c) biopsy and/or (d) necropsy of fish. The following pages provide guidelines regarding each of these procedures.