dxAquaria Announces Development of Handheld Ick and Velvet Test Kits – Beta Testing Now Available
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Infectious diseases pose a severe threat to aquatic ecosystems, particularly in closed environments like aquariums and fish farms. Diseases that affect aquatic livestock can cause rapid mortality in freshwater and marine fish populations, often within hours if left untreated. Currently, diagnostics rely mainly on visual diagnosis by disease presentation; unfortunately, if visual presentation occurs, the infected organism is often in late-stage infection and faces a significantly higher risk of complication.
... From mid-December 2024 to mid-January 2025, anyone who is interested in testing the product and providing feedback on workflow and results may sign up. The company will then reach out to the potential users to confirm interest and provide a payment link for the cost of the Beta kit ($20) plus shipping and handling to your home/place of product use. Selected users will then receive the kit with the expectation that they will use the product within a 2-month timeframe (February-March 2025) and provide any feedback to dxAquaria using a provided form. If any unintended results appear (false positives, false negatives, etc), dxAquaria will reach out to the specific user to investigate the issue. As a thank you for Beta participation, successful participants will receive a discount on their first purchase and subsequent test(s) (and maybe even some dxAquaria swag!).
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