Use of sodium chloride and zeolite during shipment of Ancistrus triradiatus under high temperature

• Autor(a) principal: Ramírez-Duarte,Wilson F.
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Pineda-Quiroga,Carolina, Martínez,Nhora, Eslava-Mocha,Pedro R.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Neotropical ichthyology (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252011000400023
• topic: Armored catfish; Clinoptilolite; shipment; Loricariidae; NaCl

The use of sodium chloride (0.5 g/L and 1 g/L) and zeolite (22.7 g/L) during shipment (48 h) of Ancistrus triradiatus at high temperatures (between 24.5 and 34ºC) were evaluated. Several water quality parameters (dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, and total ammonia) were measured before and after shipment. Glycemia was measured before shipment and at 24 and 48 h after shipment. After shipment, a resistance test was carried out in a high concentration of sodium chloride, and mortality was recorded after shipment, and 7 days post-shipment. While the two evaluated substances increased survival of A. triradiatus challenged by high temperatures during shipment, the best result was obtained with 1 g/L of sodium chloride.