Danio Rerio

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae activity monitoring

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are becoming increasingly more popular as laboratory animals. Their larvae are often used for the investigation of behavioral changes induced by novel drugs, toxins, or substances such as alcohol. DanioVision™ , our innovative observation chamber, fulfills all the needs for zebrafish larvae tracking: it is a complete yet compact system that provides the ideal environment for accurate and reliable tracking with EthoVision® XT.
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Learning and memory

Many of the paradigms used to study learning and memory in rodents have been successfully translated to fish studies. Examples of these paradigms are T-mazes and 2- or 3-chambered set-ups including light/dark boxes. One of the challenges in these studies though, is keeping track of these fast and sometimes erratically moving animals. EthoVision® XT is able to accurately detect and track any fish species and provides you with the dependent variables you need for your research, such as distance moved, velocity, and time spend in the different parts of the maze.
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Social behavior

Social interaction is a prominent field of interest for research on fish. Most of these studies have one thing in common: behaviors need to be observed with high detail in quickly moving animals. And that is exactly why The Observer® XT is the perfect tool for your research: detailed behaviors are easily scored in as much detail as you need.
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Multiple aquaria monitoring

Monitoring fish in multiple aquaria or tanks simultaneously is practical for several reasons. It increases throughput and efficiency, saving time and effort. Add behavioral tracking with EthoVision® XT, and your experiment becomes even more efficient.
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Stress and anxiety

As fish research increases in popularity, several paradigms used for rodents are translated into zebrafish studies. During a novel tank diving tests, behaviors such as bottom dwelling and latency to swim into the upper levels of the tank are important indicators of stress and anxiety, or the effect of anxiolytic or anxiogenic substances. One of the challenges in these studies though, is keeping track of these fast and sometimes erratically moving animals. EthoVision® XT is able to accurately detect and track fish of any species and provides you with the dependent variables you need in your research, such as distance moved, velocity, and time spend in the different parts of the tank.
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