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Table 5
Chemicals and drugs used as antibacterial, antifungal, disinfectant, aesthetic, pesticide, and herbicide in fish hatcheries.
| Chemicals and drugs | Dose | Use | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antibacterial agent | |||
| Chloramphenicol | 8–10 ppm or 50–200 g/100 kg feed/10 days | Stop possible infection of belonging to Vibrio, Aeromonas and Pseudomonas group | (Aftabuddin et al., 2009; Uddin and Kader, 2006) |
| Amoxicillin | 1 g/1 kg feed | (Aftabuddin et al., 2009) | |
| Ciprofloxacin | 4–6 ppm | (Aftabuddin et al., 2009) | |
| Erythromycin | 12–20 ppm | (Aftabuddin et al., 2009) | |
| Oxytetracycline | 10–20 ppm | (Alam and Rashid, 2014; Aftabuddin et al., 2009; Uddin and Kader, 2006) | |
| Prefuran | 1–4 ppm | (Aftabuddin et al., 2009; Uddin and Kader, 2006) | |
| Disinfectant | |||
| Sodium hypochlorite | 10–100 ppm | Disinfecting water, fish tank, filter, and equipment | (Aftabuddin et al., 2009; Yasmin et al., 2022) |
| Calcium hypochlorite | 50–100 ppm | Foot bath | (Hossain et al., 2013) |
| Bleaching powder | 20–50 ppm | Disinfection | (Yasmin et al., 2022) |
| EDTA | 1–10 ppm | Cleaning tank | (Aftabuddin et al., 2009; Yasmin et al., 2022) |
| Formalin | 25–100 ppm (15–30 min) | Washing and disinfecting | (Aftabuddin et al., 2009; Yasmin et al., 2022; Uddin and Kader, 2006, Hossain et al., 2013) |
| Alcohol | 70% | Disinfecting hand | (Aftabuddin et al., 2009) |
| Iodine −PVP | 20 ppm | Disinfecting equipment | (Aftabuddin et al., 2009) |
| Malachite green | 0.0075 ppm | Antifungal agent | (Uddin and Kader, 2006) |
| Potassium permengate | 2.5–5 ppm | Antifungal agent | (Uddin and Kader, 2006) |
| Methelene Blue | 8–10 | Antifungal agent | (Uddin and Kader, 2006) |
| Copper sulphate | 5–25 mg/L | Water quality management | (Uddin and Kader, 2006) |
| Lime | 1 kg/decimal | Health and water quality management | (Alam and Rashid, 2014) |
| Salt | 1 kg/decimal | Health and water quality management | (Alam and Rashid, 2014) |
| Anaesthetics | |||
| Quinaldine | 5–10 ppm | Fish transportation | (Yasmin et al., 2022) |
| Methyl quinoline | 1 ml to 13.5 L water | Fish transportation | (Hossain et al., 2013) |
| Pesticide | |||
| Rotenone | 20–30 g/decimal | Killing predatory fish | (Hossain et al., 2013; Yasmin et al., 2022) |
| Sumithion | 2–3 l/decimal | Killing predatory fish and insect | (Yasmin et al., 2022) |
| Malathion | 2–3 ml/decimal | Killing predatory fish and insect | (Yasmin et al., 2022) |
| Dipterex | 6–12 ml/decimal | Killing predatory fish and insect | (Yasmin et al., 2022) |
| Herbicide/algicide | |||
| Anhydrous ammonia | 12 ppm | Controlling algae and plankton bloom | (Yasmin et al., 2022) |
| Copper | 2 ppm | Controlling algae and plankton bloom | (Yasmin et al., 2022) |
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