Abstract
Tissue glycogen and blood glucose concentrations, blood chloride values, and eight hematological parameters were determined in groups of common Indian freshwater catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis, held at four different loading densities, namely, 0.99, 1.485, 1.98 and 2.475 fish cm/l (biomass densities of 3.42, 5.13, 6.84 and 8.55 kg/m 3) of water and compared to parallel control groups with a desirable loading density of 0.495 fish cm/l (1.71 kg/m 3) of water. High loading densities induced both liver and muscle glycogenolysis with concomitant hyperglycemia, hyperchloremia, significant decrease in the size of red blood cells, erythrocytosis, significantly increased hemoglobin content and hematocrit, markedly decreased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, leucopenia (due to lymphopenia), thrombocytopenia, and hypocoagulability of the blood.
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