Effects of gas supersaturation on lethality and avoidance responses in juvenile rock carp (Procypris rabaudi Tchang).

J Zhejiang Univ Sci B

State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.

Published: October 2010

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  • The study investigated how different levels of total dissolved gas (TDG) supersaturation affect the survival and behavior of juvenile rock carp.
  • The fish were tested in various supersaturation levels ranging from 105% to 145%, showing significant mortality rates at levels 120% and above, with median lethal times decreasing as saturation increased.
  • Avoidance behavior was evident, with the fish actively avoiding water with supersaturation above 135%, while showing a preference for water below 115%, indicating they could likely survive in such conditions.

Article Abstract

Laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the effects of total dissolved gas (TDG) supersaturation on acute lethality and avoidance responses in juvenile rock carp (Procypris rabaudi Tchang). The juvenile rock carp were exposed to water with different levels of supersaturation (105%, 115%, 120%, 125%, 130%, 135%, 140%, and 145%) and depth of 0.20 m at 25 °C for 60 h. Median lethal time (LT(50)) was used to assess the lethal responses corresponding to different levels of gas supersaturation. The results show that half of the juvenile rock carp died at the 120%, 125%, 130%, 135%, 140%, and 145% levels of supersaturation, and the LT(50) corresponding to different levels of supersaturation was 18.7, 15.4, 8.2, 6.6, 3.5, and 1.7 h. When the level of supersaturated water is below 115%, the mortality is negligible. Avoidance responses were observed 5 min after the fish were put into equilibrated water (99%, 0.08 m deep) and water with different supersaturated levels (105%, 115%, 125%, 135%, and 145%, 0.08 m deep) at 25 °C. The fish exhibited strong avoidance responses in supersaturated water when the gas supersaturation was above 135%. However, they exhibited an obvious preference to supersaturated water when the gas supersaturation was below 115%. Thus, the juvenile rock carp can likely survive in water with a supersaturated level of 115%.

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