fish animals face a tough race when shipping their territorial waters to aquariums around the world. To avoid infection, antibiotic use is widespread in the ornamental fish industry. But the practice is proving increasingly inefficient and contributes to antibiotic resistance in these ornamental fish, according to a study published this month in the Journal of Fish Diseases . The scientists studied bacteria in 32 species of freshwater fish, which were imported from Singapore, Colombia and Florida, the main export centers of ornamental fish. They found new bacterial species are not susceptible to any of the antibiotics tested. The most effective antibiotic has 16% resistance. The least effective drug face resistance at 77%. Although the risks to human health remains low, the biggest problem is that the ornamental fish industry of $ 15 billion will face a growing challenge treat sick fish that antibiotics are not regulated. Researchers plan to use this information to educate fish farmers on the need to curb the widespread use of antibiotics in fish feed.
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