The Use of Salt Solutions to Control Fungus (Saprolegnia) Infestations on Salmon Eggs
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Progressive Fish-Culturist
- Vol. 55 (1) , 48-52
- https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8640(1993)055<0048:tuosst>2.3.co;2
Abstract
The use of salt solutions in place of malachite green to control fungal infestations during salmonid egg incubation was studied from 1987 to 1989 in a series of experiments conducted at Robertson Creek Hatchery in Port Alberni, British Columbia. Several combinations of salt concentration (sea salt, NaCl, CaCl2), treatment length, and treatment frequency were used on pre-eyed eggs of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) The efficacy of salt solutions was assessed against that of malachite green by comparing the incidences of egg mortality and alevin abnormality. A solution containing a 26;1 mixture of sodium chloride and calcium chloride, applied at a concentration of 20 ppt for 60 min three times a week yielded mean egg mortalities of 6.2% (1988) and 9.7% (1989). These results compared favorably with a malachite green treatment of I ppm for 60 min applied three times a week that yielded mean egg mortalities of 5.2% (1988) and 8.8% (1989). Mortalities in salt treatments of 25 ppt or of 120 mi...Keywords
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