Exotic Animal Formulary5

Luteinizing releasing
hormone analog
(LRH-A)
2 µg/kg IM, then
8 µg/kg 6 hr later 142 Synthetic luteinizing releasing hormone
analog; stimulates release of eggs; does
not cause eggs to mature: do not
administer unless eggs are mature; in
species that do not respond to LRH-A
alone, administer with haloperidol or
reserpine with the first injection of
LRH-A
Methyltestosterone
Nitrifying bacteria
Nucleotide (Aquagen,
Novartis)
30 mg/kg PO q24h×2
or 4 days 118
Use as directed for
commercial
products
Add material (e.g.,
floss, gravel) from a
tank with an active
biological filter and
healthy fish to new
tank 100
2 g/kg feed at 3%
BW×24 days 124
Rainbow trout/PD; functional
masculinization of genetic females
Seed or improve development of
biological filtration to detoxify
ammonia and nitrite; numerous
commercial preparations; do not
expose products to extreme
temperatures; use before expiration
date
Must evaluate risk of disease transmission
with this technique
Red-tailed black sharks/reduced
mortalities from Streptococcus iniae;
product may be difficult to find as
commercial production has been
discontinued.
Oxygen (100%) Fill plastic bag with O 2
containing ⅓ vol of
water 87
Acute environmental hypoxia common
with transportation; close bag tightly
with rubber band; keep fish in bag
until normal swimming and
respiratory behavior
Reserpine 50 mg/kg IM 142 Dopamine blocking agent; use with LRH-
A to stimulate release of eggs
Salt (sodium chloride) 1-3 g/L tank water 86 Freshwater fish/prevention of stressinduced
3-5 g/L tank water 100
mortality; seawater or
artificial sea salts preferred; use noniodized
table/rock salts; some
anticaking agents in solar salts are
highly toxic; highly variable species
sensitivity to salt (some catfish
sensitive); may be toxic to plants
Add chloride to
Treatment of nitrite toxicity; table/rock
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