Denver: A CT scan was conducted on a blue and yellow coloured French angelfish at Denver Zoo in the United States.
The fish CT scan took place in a machine large enough to fit a 700-pound (318-kilogram) grizzly bear, so some special accommodations were required, zoo spokesperson Jake Kubie said.
The approximately seven-inch (18-centimeter) fish was sedated, balanced upright on a sponge and had water poured over its gills to keep it alive as the CT scan took place.
Notably, a zoo worker noticed the fish was swimming with a tilt, prompting a visit last week to the facility’s on-site hospital for an ultrasound and a CT scan.
The diagnosis revealed that the fish was suffering from too much gas. Enteritis, or inflamed intestines had resulted in increased internal gas that was affecting its buoyancy, Kubie said.
“It was treated with antibiotics,” he said. “It’s doing much better and swimming normally.”
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The fish was released back to its tropical trappings following the medical care.
PNN & Agencies
