Table 2. Mean (±S.E.) body condition index parameters and blackspot burden for fish used in the field survey and lab study.

Group	Days in the Lab	Mass M (g)	Standard length L (cm)	Body Condition Index: M/L3*100	Epidermal thickness (μm)	Blackspot burden
Pike Lake	Day 0	1.65±0.11	4.48±0.12	1.9±0.01	26.23±1.76	0.71±0.23
	Day 14	1.65±0.08	4.78±0.07	2.0±0.01	38.40±1.28	0.87±0.21
	Day 28	1.88±0.07	4.64±0.06	2.0±0.01	45.18±1.45	0.51±0.19
Oscar Creek		1.84±0.10	4.56±0.11	1.8±0.01	59.79±1.94	1.73±0.19
Feedlot Pond		1.40±0.11	4.79±0.12	1.2±0.01	56.25±2.81	0.00±0.00
Marshy Creek-1	Day 0	1.49±0.08	4.20±0.09	2.0±0.01	62.35±5.61	1.50±0.17
	Day 14	1.71±0.08	4.62±0.08	1.8±0.01	45.36±3.35	1.28±0.19
	Day 28	1.48±0.12	4.56±0.12	1.6±0.01	37.52±3.00	1.11±0.29
Marshy Creek-2		1.15±0.12	3.71±0.13	2.0±0.02	58.47±2.32	0.30±0.23
Marshy Creek-3	Day 0	0.84±0.08	3.45±0.09	2.0±0.01	60.11±1.73	0.66±0.16
	Day 14	0.83±0.08	3.55±0.09	1.8±0.01	35.72±1.56	1.50±0.23
	Day 28	1.22±0.13	4.01±0.16	1.8±0.01	36.20±2.57	1.00±0.37
Marshy Creek-4		1.74±0.09	4.64±0.10	1.8±0.01	72.59±1.85	0.89±0.18