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Dr Richmond Loh is a professional Veterinarian with over 20 years experience in the field of fish keeping, covering a wide variety of fishes (cold and tropical freshwater and marine fish). He graduated from Murdoch University and in his final year, completed two special topics in aquatics with High Distinctions.

Dr Loh is one of 14 in Australia who has been awarded Membership (by examination) into the Aquatic Animal Health Chapter of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists having demonstrated a high level of knowledge and skill in this area of veterinary activity. Members of the Chapter aim to exchange knowledge and promote excellence in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases of aquatic animals, to advance the science and art of veterinary science as it relates to aquatic animals, and to further the fprofessional education and training of veterinarians with a special interest in aquatic animals.

In 2006, Murdoch University awarded Dr Loh his Research Masters in Veterinary Pathology. This was cancer research using a suite of diagnostic tools including necropsy, cytology, histology, transmission electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry.

Dr Loh has also successfully completed the training assessments and have been accepted as an accredited veterinarian under the National Accrediation Program for Australian Veterinarians (APAV). He is part of a select group of practicing veterinarians with a keen awareness of national regulations, policies and issues pertaining to animal health services. He has been deemed to have the required skills and knowledge to contribute to significant national operational programs involving animal health services.

Dr Loh is a Chartered Member of the Australian Veterinary Association (CMAVA), showing commitment to maintaining the highest professional standard of service provided.

Recently, he has earned a position in Marquis Who's Who in the World, 25th Edition, for the research work he has done. He is a founder member of the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association (WAVMA) and has been recommended for appointment to the Practitioner Credentialing committee of the WAVMA. He has also been asked to be an examiner for Australian College of Veterinary Scientists, Aquatic Animal Health Chapter.

He has been working as a veterinary pathologist covering the broad fields of aquatic, terrestrial and wildlife pathology. The aquatic component involves assisting in fish health surveillance programs, sample collection and on-farm aspects of these programs covering a range of species including salmon, trout, oysters, abalone and tropical aquarium fish.

He has a special interest in aquatic animal health and medicine, and as such, he has been providing a consultancy service for pet fish owners through Launceston Veterinary Clinic in Tasmania since August 2002, at Boronia Aquarium in Victoria and at the Perth Aquarium & Display Centre in Western Australia. With patients as diverse as goldfish, kois, oscars, discus & seahorses, he has performed successful surgical procedures with fish (lumpectomy, eye-enucleation, swim-bladder aspiration) under surgical anaesthesia.

Experience is not lacking in the field of garden pond construction and maintenance (cement, fibreglass and black plastic sheeting).
 
 

He has had a hand at breeding fish (goldfish, kribensis, bristle nose, live bearers).

 He volunteered at Western Australia’s premier aquatic exhibit for 3 years (1999-2001) – AQWA (formerly known as Underwater World); undertaking tasks such as care, development and maintenance of the live exhibits (including the main aquarium with the sharks and rays in it where the PADI Open Water Dive Certificate came in handy). During his time there, he "job-shadowed" in the following departments:- Curatorial (main tank and small aquaria), Marine Mammals (seals), Education, Main Floor (tour-guiding).

 

He has attended numerous conferences relating to aquatic animal health. He has extensive knowledge of the aquatic environment, and being such a specialised field, he has presented talks at every national Australian Veterinary Association conference since 2002. This is an initiative to generate interest within the veterinary profession to further develop this very special area of veterinary medicine and surgery.

He has visited several fish farms, aquarium wholesalers and shops in Malaysia, Singapore, Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania.

 He has also volunteered for the Cottesloe Marine Protection Group in Western Australia, surveying the diversity of animal life using quadrats. The area has since been designated a marine protected area.

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