Survival of juvenile striped bass morone saxatilis and morone hybrid bass morone chrysops x morone saxatilis increased by addition of calcium to soft water
Grizzle, J.M.; Mauldin, A.C.II.; Young, D.; Henderson, E.
Aquaculture 46(2): 167-171
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-8486
DOI: 10.1016/0044-8486(85)90201-7
Accession: 006552308
CaCl2 was used to increase the total hardness of water in three ponds from 20 to 45-100 mg/l as CaCO3 5 days before harvest. CaCl2 was used to increase hardness from 10 to 70-200 mg/l as CaCO3 in water used for holding and transporting fish after they were harvested from ponds. All groups of fish in water containing additional calcium had 80-99% survival compared with 16% survival for a group of fish without additional calcium in the water before or after harvest. Addition of 1% CaCl to the water did not increase survival.