Quick Links: Skip to main page content Skip to Search Skip to Topics Menu Skip to Common Links
  • Decrease font size
  • Return font size to normal
  • Increase font size
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PhishPharm - Detail
  • Print
  • Share
  • E-mail
-
 
Title:  The efficacy of the aquatic anaesthetic AQUI-S for anaesthesia of a small freshwater fish, Melanotaenia australis
 
Authors:  Young MJ
 
Drug:  Isoeugenol
 
Fish species:  Rainbowfish, western
 
Date:  2009
 
Sample:  whole body
 
Ave Weight (gm):  1
 
Ave Water temp (°C):  27
 
Water:  Freshwater
 
Dosage:  100 mg/L
 
Route:  BATH
 
Comments:  Anesthetic trial. Induction time = ~150 seconds. Recovery time = ~200 seconds. There was a positive correlation between induction time and recovery time across all individuals. All fish accepted food 1h after the anesthetic trial and daily thereafter. Most efficacious dose was noted to be 80 mg/L.
 
Citation:  Journal of Fish Biology 75: 1888-1894
 
Link:  http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02431.x/abstract  Opens a new window
 
Genus Species:  Melanotaenia australis
 
Drug Class:  Anesthetic-Methoxyphenol
 
Wt gm-detail:  1.1+/-0.0 (0.8-1.7)
 
Water temp (°C)-detail:  26.5-27.5
 
Dosage-detail:  100 mg/L
 
Authors-red:  Young MJ
 
-
-