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Multiple aquaria monitoring set-up
The choice to monitor fish in multiple aquaria or tanks simultaneously can be taken for several reasons. Obviously, tracking fish in multiple aquaria increases throughput and efficiency, saving time and effort. The choice can be made for the aim of the investigation as well. When investigating the effect of the presence of a conspecific organism, researchers often use separate aquaria with individual fish, placed side by side. The separation eliminates chemical cues from the experiment and prevents physical contact between the individuals. This way, apparent interaction between individuals can be measured, while preventing possible injury. No matter for what reason you want to monitor individual fish in multiple aquaria simultaneously, the combination of our hardware and software helps you out. You only need one EthoVision XT software package, one computer, and, depending on the size of the aquaria, one or more video cameras, in order to track fish in multiple aquaria at the same time.
Benefits Increase your throughput and save time by monitoring fish in multiple aquaria simultaneously. Automatically measure apparent interaction between individuals in separate aquaria, by determining the time spent close to the side of the aquarium that borders the other individual’s aquarium. Automatically measure body mobility, in addition to the wide range of movement parameters. No need to concentrate on placing all fish in their aquaria at the exact same time: EthoVision XT automatically starts tracking in an aquarium as soon as the fish is detected in that particular aquarium. Select data for analysis in order to calculate statistics on certain trials or fish, not others.	Components Typical components EthoVision XT Base Ethovision XT Multiple Arenas Module Camera Computer Installation & training Service contract Optional components Other services
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