Tung Hoi Update Options

[Mortevicar]

I received confirmation today that the authorities have destroyed the entire Tung Hoi stock - apparently hundreds of thousands of fish are now dead - this information is not common knowledge as importers are scared this will "frighten" off customers for good - I feel we, as goldfish enthusiasts have the right to know - my entire tank was virtually wiped out because of SVC from fish from Tung Hoi.

Tung Hoi has been shut down until a full investigation is complete.

Importing of goldfish to Australia from China has been banned until further notice.

[demdamdemekins]

Hmmm... Strange. A friend of mine from another forum has just confirmed that the fish store she used to work at has just received a Tung Hoi shipment under a different company name. Seems this SVC scare is starting a firestorm of rumors. It'll be interesting to see which (if any) of these theories bears out in the upcoming weeks and months. You know SVC has some pretty common symptoms, many of which are indicative of other issues. Did you have any of your fish necropsied? One way or the other, nothing beats a good quarantine tank for defense against such issues.

This post has been edited by demdamdemekins: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:08 pm

[Mortevicar]

Hmmm... Strange. A friend of mine from another forum has just confirmed that the fish store she used to work at has just received a Tung Hoi shipment under a different company name. Seems this SVC scare is starting a firestorm of rumors. It'll be interesting to see which (if any) of these theories bears out in the upcoming weeks and months. You know SVC has some pretty common symptoms, many of which are indicative of other issues. Did you have any of your fish necropsied? One way or the other, nothing beats a good quarantine tank for defense against such issues.

Yes, the Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service (AQIS) along with Fisheries Victoria took one of my fish when it was still alive - I received a call the next day confirming SVC was found in the fish and most likely the cause of death. This particular fish had a protruding anus, blood from gills, white faecal casts and extreme lethargy. She passed two days later.

At this point of time,there are just too many unconfirmed news and rumours.There are just as many unconfirmed deaths.Let us not be too paranoid and accrued all untreatable recent deaths to SVC.There are still shipments coming out of China but whether they are through unauthorised routes or under disguised of another company we may never know.My advice is to be prudent and buy Chinese fish at your own risk.The quarantine protocol has to be extra stringent and prolonged.Mortality rate of SVC can be as high as 70% and above!

I completely agree - I will not buy anything at this stage - way too risky.