EFEITO DA TEMPERATURA DA ÁGUA E DA SEDAÇÃO COM EUGENOL NA SOBREVIDA DO PLATI (Xiphophorus maculatus Günther)

Abstract

This study evaluated the sedative action of six eugenol concentrations (0, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 12 mg/L water) and five water temperatures (22, 24, 26, 28 and 30°C) on the time for the beginning of death in plati (Xiphophorus maculatus) juveniles, to allow high densities, optimizing the costs with transport costs by reducing the total weight of the loads. Six hundred fish, measuring 0.61±0.3g and 3.2±0.53 cm, in four repetitions of 5 fish per experimental unit (plastic bag) per temperature and concentration, in a total of 30 treatments were used. The results indicated that the time delay until death of the first fish in each experimental unit and the dissolved oxygen concentration were significantly affected by temperature (T), eugenol concentration (E) and the interaction of these factors (TxE). This study suggests that the time delay until death of the first fish and the dissolved oxygen concentration were interactively affected by water temperature and eugenol concentration. Eugenol, when diluted in water concentrations around 8 mg L-1 at 22ºC and 9 mg L-1 at 24ºC, allows greater survival time for the fish, but has no effect at higher temperatures.