The Ability of Several Species of Fish to Survive on Prolonged Exposure to Abnormally High Concentrations of Dissolved Oxygen

Wiebe, Andreas; McGavock, Alfred M.

doi:10.1577/1548-8659(1932)62[267:taosso]2.0.co;2

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“…The lack of signiiicant responses by each species to all levels of DO supersaturation is in agreement with previous studies which reported little or no effects of this variable on flshes (e.g. Wiebe & McGavock, 1932;Hobe, Wood & Miller, 1984;Heisler et al, 1988). It should be stressed, however, that insigruficant behavioural responses to DO supersaturation do not necessarily mean that this variable afforded neither benefit nor harm to the fishes tested.…”

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“…Laboratory results on fishes exposed to various levels of DO supersaturafion are mixed. While some studies detected little or no effects (Wiebe & McGavock, 1932;Hohe, Wood & Miller, 1984;Heisler, Toews & Holeton, 1988), others found increased mortality (Guildov, 1974;Guildov & Popova, 1977;Sebert, Barthelemy & Peyraud 1984). Takashi & Yoshihiro (1975) suggested that high mortalities of pond-culttired goldfish {Carassius auratus) resulted when algae produced conditions of DO saturation over 300% and pH 10.…”

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Behavioural response of fishes to increasing pH and dissolved oxygen: field and laboratory observations

Serafy

Harrell

1993

Freshwater Biology

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I 1. Freshwater fish assemblages were sampled quantitatively before, during, and after naturally produced conditions of elevated pH and dissolved oxygen (DO) that occurred for 2-6 h in two dense macrophyte beds. Field observations were followed by 3-4-h laboratory behavioural experiments in which banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus), bluegill {Jjcpomis macrochirus), and striped bass (Morone saxatilis) were exposed to gradually increasing levels of: (i) pH; (ii) DO; and (iii) pH and DO. 2. Field results indicated that the macrophyte bed dominated by Hydrilla verticillata had a higher fish density than the mixed-spedes (H. verticillata and Vallisneria americana) bed, but beds did not differ significantly in fish species richness or biomass. Within beds, diel changes in fish spedes composition, richness, density and biomass were minor. 3. In the laboratory, avoidance of pH levels exceeding 9.5 was exhibited by all spedes tested. No significant response was observed to either DO increase treatments, or to pH and DO increase treatments. 4. Results suggest fishes do not avoid areas, such as dense macrophyte beds, when high pH levels (9.5-10.0) are accompanied by high DO levels (200-260% saturation). 53

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Behavioural response of fishes to increasing pH and dissolved oxygen: field and laboratory observations

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Harrell

1993

Freshwater Biology

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“…The lower limit of DO has been reported (Burdick and others, 1954;Whitmore and others, 1960;Wiebe and McGavok, 1932;Fry, 1959;Jones, 1952;and Shepard, 1955). Lethal DO levels usually are reported in the range of 1-3 mg/1 (milligrams per 1'ter).…”

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Improvement of trout streams in Wisconsin by augmenting low flows with ground water

Novitzki¹

1973

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“…For nearly a century, supplemental oxygen has been routinely used to maintain dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations above hypoxic (<3 mg/L) stress-inducing levels during various intensive culture practices. Wiebe and McGavock (1932) and Wiebe (1933) confirmed the tolerance of advanced fry and fingerlings of several freshwater fish species, including Largemouth Bass (LMB) Micropterus salmoides and Smallmouth Bass (SMB) Micropterus dolomieu (>12.7 mm), to prolonged periods of high DO levels (>300% saturation). Use of pure oxygen can significantly increase the carrying capacity of a culture system (Colt et al 1991).…”

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Sensitivity of Guadalupe Bass Swim‐up Fry to Hyperoxia

2017

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Hatchery-reared fingerling Guadalupe Bass Micropterus treculii are stocked into central Texas rivers to restore threatened populations and combat hybridization with Smallmouth Bass M. dolomieu. Fry survival in hatchery rearing ponds has declined by more than 50% in recent years, and pilot investigations indicated that exposure to high dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations (>20 mg/L; hyperoxia) during tempering might have contributed to fry mortality. To test this hypothesis, Guadalupe Bass swim-up fry (11 d posthatch; 8.45 ± 0.25 mm TL [mean ± SD]) were exposed to normbaric DO concentrations ranging from 7.9 to 33.3 mg/L at 18°C, mimicking the hatchery tempering protocols followed during 2014 and 2015. After a 30-min exposure to the DO treatment (flow rate = 18 L/ h), jars were flushed with nonoxygenated water for 1 min to rapidly lower the DO, mimicking the release of fry into ponds after tempering. Jars were then supplied with freshwater at a rate of 36 L/h and were monitored for 72 h. One control (A) was subjected to the same protocol but without oxygen supplementation; the other control (B) was not subjected to the 30-min exposure or flushing. Dead fry among treatments were recorded and removed every 24 h. Mortalities were observed within 6 h. Surviving fry were counted and measured after 72 h. Fry survival at 72 h was negatively correlated with increasing DO concentrations (Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient = -0.79) and declined significantly above 20 mg/L. Fry populations exposed to the highest oxygen concentration visually appeared more lethargic than fry in other treatments. The results of our study suggest that hyperoxia contributed to the low survival of fry in recent years. We recommend DO concentrations below 15 mg/L and avoiding DO levels above 20 mg/L (212% saturation at 18°C) when transporting and tempering Guadalupe Bass fry. We also recommend verifying the oxygen limits of other black bass Micropterus spp.

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The Ability of Several Species of Fish to Survive on Prolonged Exposure to Abnormally High Concentrations of Dissolved Oxygen

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Behavioural response of fishes to increasing pH and dissolved oxygen: field and laboratory observations

Behavioural response of fishes to increasing pH and dissolved oxygen: field and laboratory observations

Improvement of trout streams in Wisconsin by augmenting low flows with ground water

Sensitivity of Guadalupe Bass Swim‐up Fry to Hyperoxia

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