Abstract:Daily 15-minute treatments of formalin at 1667 mg/L are typically used to prevent water mold infestations in coolwater fish eggs. This study evaluated the use of a reduced concentration of 834 mg/L during yellow perch Perca flavescens egg incubation until the eyed stage of egg development. No water mold was observed on the perch eggs using either formalin treatment regime. Median survival to the eyed stage of egg development was not significantly different between the treatments and approached 90%. There was … Show more
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