Transport of Pirarucu Arapaima gigas juveniles in plastic bag

Acta Amazonica

Levy De Carvalho Gomes²  Rodrigo Roubach¹  Bruno Adan Sagratzki Cavero¹  Manoel Pereira-filho¹  Elisabeth Criscuolo Urbinati¹ 

[1] ,Embrapa Amazônia OcidentalManaus AM

关键词: aquaculture;    Arapaima gigas;    stress;    cortisol;    glucose;    aqüicultura;    Arapaima gigas;    estresse;    cortisol;    glicose;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0044-59672003000400010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study examined the stress response of pirarucu juveniles in a closed system transport. Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) is a native Amazonian fish species from the Osteoglossidae family and an obligated air breather. A short duration transport trial (6h) was undertaken comparing closed polyethylene bags filled with atmospheric air (Air group) and bags filled with pure oxygen (Oxi group). Dissolved oxygen was the only water parameter that presented a difference between fish groups, and was saturated in the oxi group as expected. There was no mortality in either group after transport. Fish feeding was observed 36 h after transport for all fish, and normal feeding consumption was observed at 72 h. In both groups physiological responses were similar. Cortisol did not show any significant alteration during the sampled period. Unlike most fish species, cortisol values were unaltered in both groups during sampling, while glucose presented a significant change up to 12 h after transport. The results showed that pirarucu transport in plastic bags could be made with either atmospheric air or pure oxygen, since physiological response to stress, water quality and feeding behavior after 36 h were similar in both groups.

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