Comparison of two short-term acclimation methods of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus, Rafinesque, 1818) fingerlings

Ana Laura Lara-Rivera, Gaspar Manuel Parra-Bracamonte, Isidro Otoniel Montelongo Alfaro, Flaviano Benavides González, José Alfredo González Aguilar, Xochitl Fabiola De la Rosa-Reyna, Aldo Vega-Esquivel

Submited: 2024-02-01 16:33:52 | Published: 2025-04-30 20:11:46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3856/vol53-issue2-fulltext-3222

Abstract


Two short-term acclimation methods were tested on channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Mortality rates were used as the comparison criterion. Significant differences (P < 0.0001) in final mortality rates were observed, with the dropping method outperforming the immersion method.

Lara-Rivera A, Parra-Bracamonte G, Montelongo Alfaro I, Benavides González F, González Aguilar J, De la Rosa-Reyna X, Vega-Esquivel A. Comparison of two short-term acclimation methods of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus, Rafinesque, 1818) fingerlings. Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res.. 2025;53(2): 358-361. Available from: doi:10.3856/vol53-issue2-fulltext-3222 [Accessed 8 Jun. 2025].
Lara-Rivera, A., Parra-Bracamonte, G., Montelongo Alfaro, I., Benavides González, F., González Aguilar, J., De la Rosa-Reyna, X., & Vega-Esquivel, A. (2025). Comparison of two short-term acclimation methods of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus, Rafinesque, 1818) fingerlings. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 53(2), 358-361. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3856/vol53-issue2-fulltext-3222