Dr Loh has always been interested in animals, nature and medicine, so naturally, he studied to become a veterinarian at Murdoch University.
However, his passion for all things fish was strong and so his first job was as a veterinary fish pathologist for the Tasmanian state laboratory, providing diagnostic services for the large aquaculture farms including species such as salmon, trout, ornamental fishes, abalones and oysters. At the same time, he was offering veterinary services to owners of ornamental fishes.
Dr Loh is a registered veterinarian with the equivalent of 5 years undergraduate tertiary education and more than 6 years post-graduate education. He has over 25 years experience in the field of fish keeping and over 10 years of clinical aquatic veterinary medicine.
He is recognised by the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists' credentialing system based on assessment of the applicant's knowledge, skills and experience in aquatic veterinary medicine.