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1	Microscopy for Fish Hobbyists By Rich Street
2	Why a Microscope?
3	Your fish are still flashing after you added salt? Why? Why did you add salt? What should you treat with next? Treat the whole pond or individual fish? Are the gills healthy? How do you know?
4	Basic Visual Exam
5	Slime Scraping
6	Gill Snip
7	Learn to use your microscope and Learn what “normal” looks like.
8	The Microscope
9	Basic needs in a Microscope Eye piece power X objective lens power = magnification. (10 X 10 =100) For most fish keepers a 40-60 power and 100 power are required. A 400 power is occasionally useful, but only if the microscope is of reasonable quality. Slides, cover slips and an eye dropper.
10	Trichodina
11	Chilodonella
12	Gyrodactylus (Skin Fluke)
13	Dactylogyrus (Gill Fluke)
14	Costia
15	Consult Your Vet for Treatments
16	Credits