Application of Ovopel and Ovaprim and their combinations in controlled reproduction of two reophilic cyprinid fish species.

Abstract

The aim of the study was to compare the female dace Leuciscus leuciscus (L.) and ide Leuciscus idus (L.) hormonal stimulation effectiveness with two preparations (Ovopel and Ovaprim) separately and in combination. The experiment was conducted under controlled conditions. During the experiment the percentage of ovulating females, ovulation time and survival of embryos to the eyed stage were recorded. Stimulation with Ovopel resulted in shorter ovulation appearance time in females of both species (48–50 h for dace and 36–38 h for ide) while stimulation with Ovaprim in a higher percentage of live embryos in the eyed stage (almost 80 and 60% for dace and ide respectively). The highest hormonal stimulation effectiveness was recorded in the group where a combination of those two hormonal substances was applied as shortening of the time for achievement of spawning readiness (48 and 36 hours for dace and ide respectively), a significant ovulation synchronization and the highest embryos survival rates (almost 80 and 70% for dace and ide respectively) were recorded.