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Carbon dioxide and carbonic acid assist live fish transport

Published: 2024-11-21 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/21, Carbon dioxide-assisted live fish transport is a new technology that keeps live fish asleep for a long time to reduce transportation costs. When carbon dioxide is used to assist the transport of adult carp, the adult carp must be alternately perfused with carbon dioxide gas containing high partial pressure (27-33KPa) and low partial pressure (13-17KPa). The transportation time can be maintained for about 10 hours, and the mortality rate is very low. The transport of live fish can also be assisted by a mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen (50:50). At this time, you can go directly to the crucian carp and

CO2 assisted live fish transport is a new technology that allows live fish to sleep for a long time to reduce transport costs. When transporting adult carp with CO2, the carp should be perfused alternately with CO2 gas containing high partial pressure (27-33KPa) and low partial pressure (13-17KPa). The transportation time can last about 10 hours and the mortality rate is very low. A mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen (50:50) can also assist in transporting live fish. At this time, gas can be injected directly into the water containing crucian carp and carp, so that the behavior of fish in the water is gradually retarded. After about 25 minutes, the fish will sink to the bottom of the "sleep". At this time, the fish can be taken out of the water and put into plastic bags or boxes for transportation, which can last for more than 30 hours. When the fish are transported to their destination, they are put into water and blown with oxygen. After 5 minutes, they can wake up. When carbonic acid is used for live fish transportation, sodium bicarbonate solution (referred to as solution A) with a concentration of 6.75%(G/V) and sulfuric acid solution (referred to as solution B) with a concentration of 3.95%(G/V) shall be prepared in advance. The dosage of equivalent solution A and solution B shall be calculated according to the following formula:

Amount of solution A or B (ml)= drug concentration * total volume of water in liters/50.

After carbonic acid treatment, the fish lost balance, lying on their sides or supine, breathing rate slowed down and moved slowly.

The suitable dosage of the medicine for transporting fish is 150-600PPm, and the optimum dosage is 500PPm. When the water temperature is 22℃, the survival time of fish is 6-13 hours. When used for carp fingerling transportation, the survival time can reach 25 hours. When used for transportation of freshwater pomfret fry, the survival time can reach 21 hours (10% mortality).

 
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