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The zebrafish social interaction arena facilitates the investigation of zebrafish’s tendencies towards exploration and social engagement. Inspired by the design of the three-chamber sociability apparatus utilized in rodent studies, the zebrafish social interaction arena offers a novel approach to understanding social behaviors in aquatic organisms. With its five-chamber configuration, this innovative tank enables comprehensive analysis of fish socialization patterns through opportunities for interaction with social stimuli and exploration of the tank environment.
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Features |
Tank size: 40cm x 25 cm x 20cm |
5 chamber divisions - transparent |
Starting area: 5cm x 5cm black box with guillotine door |
Individuals exhibit varying exploration and shoaling behaviors influenced by their unique behavioral profiles and personality traits. The sociability chamber serves as a valuable tool for investigating how similar species respond differently under comparable conditions based on their personality types. These conditions encompass responses to specific drugs, challenging environments, drug addiction, or the onset of disorders.
Comprising five chambers, the zebrafish sociability tank is structured to facilitate comprehensive observation. The initial chamber serves as the “starting box” for the subject, while the fifth chamber houses the shoal tank containing social stimuli. Exploration behaviors are predominantly observed in the first, second, and third chambers, whereas socialization behaviors are focal in the fourth and fifth chambers. Other equipment utilizing the zebrafish model includes the Zebrafish Environmental Enrichment Chamber, the Zebrafish 5 Choice, and the Zebrafish Y-maze.
The experiment utilizes tanks measuring 90 x 45 x 30 cm for housing the subjects. Environmental enrichment is achieved by incorporating various elements, including fine-grain gravel, upturned black plastic pots (10 cm in diameter) for shelter, plastic plants ranging from 12 to 30 cm in height, and novel objects such as differently colored plastic plants and grey PVC pipes (3 cm in diameter).
To assess flexibility, two types of partitions are employed: one with a 5 cm wide exit hole and another with tube access leading to the exit hole.
The sociability chamber comprises a rectangular, transparent acrylic tank divided into five sections by clear acrylic walls, with dimensions of 40 cm x 25 cm x 20 cm. The initial chamber features a 5 cm x 5 cm black box equipped with a guillotine door to regulate fish movement in and out. In the fifth chamber, a shoal tank is positioned to accommodate social stimuli.
Clean the apparatus thoroughly before starting the experiment. An external tracking and recording systems such as Noldus Ethovision XT can be used with the zebra sociability chamber for recording the fish activity.
Following parameters are observed when using sociability chamber
Araujo-Silva, H., Pinheiro-da-Silva, J., Silva, P. F., & Luchiari, A. C. (2018). Individual differences in response to alcohol exposure in zebrafish (Danio rerio). PLOS ONE, 13(6), 1-12. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0198856
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