Approximately 600 million tropical
fish are imported into the continental
United States each year. The objective
of this study was to evaluate the potential
ecological impact which these fish
and/or the water in which they are shipped
could have on the health of humans,
domestic animals, or native fish
species. In this study, 16 shipments of
tropical fish originating in Hong Kong,
Taiwan, Singapore, and Bangkok were
examined for presence of parasites,
bacteria, and viruses; 77 bags of fish
were examined