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Effects Of Chemical Preservatives On Weights And Lengths Of Bluegill Larvae, Scott M. Welch, Gregory A. Dudenhoeffer, Thomas R. Omara-Alawla
Effects Of Chemical Preservatives On Weights And Lengths Of Bluegill Larvae, Scott M. Welch, Gregory A. Dudenhoeffer, Thomas R. Omara-Alawla
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Measuring the lenghts and weights of live fish larvae can be tedious and time-consuming. This constraint could be alleviated by preserving the fish larvae in appropriate chemicals for later measurements. There is little or no information on the effects of preservatives on Bluegill larvae. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of five different common preservatives on Bluegill larvae. Individual weights and lengths of fish were measured and then the larvae were preserved for 7 or 26 days. Preservatives were 5% formalin, 10% formalin, 30% ethanol at -19 *C, 70% ethanol, and 90% ethanol. Preliminary average weights …