Fish

Guidelines on: The Care and Use of Fish in Research, Teaching and Testing

These guidelines aim to provide information for investigators, animal care committees, facility managers and animal care staff that will assist in improving both the care given to fishes and the manner in which experimental procedures are carried out.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Fish

Citation: Canadian Council on Animal Care 2005. Guidelines on: The Care and Use of Fish in Research, Teaching and Testing. Canadian Council on Animal Care, Ottawa, Ontario.

What fish feel

There is more evidence that fish do have some level of consciousness than there is evidence against it.

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Fish

Citation: Yue, S. 2005. What fish feel. Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) Quarterly 54(4), 18-19.

Guidelines for health and welfare monitoring of fish used in research

The aim of this paper is to provide background material necessary for the development of international guidelines for the health and welfare monitoring of fish used in research. It provides an overview of present guidelines and discusses why more detailed...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Fish

Citation: Johansen, R., Needham, J. R., Colquhoun, D. J. et al. 2006. Guidelines for health and welfare monitoring of fish used in research. Laboratory Animals 40(4), 323-340.

The effect of cover on food consumption and growth in two freshwater fish species used in experimental studies

In the European minnow, the presence of cover significantly increased growth rates and also the rate of food consumption at ad libitum rations; however, cover had no significant effect on the growth of the threespine stickleback. In both species, fish...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Fish, Other Fish

Citation: Wootton, R. J., Handisyde, N., Rowe, C. 2006. The effect of cover on food consumption and growth in two freshwater fish species used in experimental studies. Animal Welfare 15, 309-313.

Oviposition decisions are mediated by spawining site quality in wild and domesticated Zebrafish, Danio rerio

In oviparous species a female's choice of oviposition site can have a significant impact on off-spring survival and thereby on reproductive fitness. Here we compare the spawning behaviour of domesticated zebrafish, Danio rerio, in the laboratory with wild fish in...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Fish, Zebrafish

Citation: Spence R, Ashton R, Smith C. 2007. Oviposition decisions are mediated by spawining site quality in wild and domesticated Zebrafish, Danio rerio. Behav. 144;953-66.

Environmental enrichment for fishes and frogs

Our frogs get PCV tubes in which they hide, upside-down plastic boxes, rocks and bricks on which they climb, and plastic litter boxes filled with water serving as little pools.For our fishes, we place PVC pipes in the tanks. We...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Amphibian, Fish, Frog & Toad

Citation: LAREF [Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum] 2007. Environmental enrichment for fishes and frogs. In: Making Lives Easier for Animals in Research Labs: Discussions by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum. Baumans, V., Coke, C., Green, J., Moreau, E., Morton, D., Patterson-Kane, E., Reinhardt, A., Reinhardt, V., Van Loo, P. (eds), 92-93. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.

The behaviour and ecology of the Zebrafish, Danio rerio

The zebrafishDanio rerio, is an important model organism in developmental genetics, neurophysiology and biomedicine, but little is known about its natural ecology and behaviour. It is a small, shoaling cyprinid, native to the flood-plains of the Indian subcontinent, where it...

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Fish, Zebrafish

Citation: Spence R, Gerlach G, Lawrence C, et al. 2008. The behaviour and ecology of the Zebrafish, Danio rerio. Biological Rvws. 83;13-34.

Assessment of environmental enrichment for zebrafish in a re-circulating system

Year Published: 2008Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Fish, Zebrafish

Citation: Yates, D., Wilson, C. 2008. Assessment of environmental enrichment for zebrafish in a re-circulating system. Animal Technology and Welfare 7(2), 85-86.

The effects of habitat complexity on aggression and fecundity in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Female zebrafish housed in aquaria with spatial complexity (plastic plants) over a 13–16-week period showed reduced levels of aggressive behavior compared to females in bare tanks. In tanks with plants, there was no relationship between levels of aggression and fecundity...

Year Published: 2009Animal Type: Fish, Zebrafish

Citation: Carfagnini AG, Rodd FH, Jeffers KB, et al. 2009. The effects of habitat complexity on aggression and fecundity in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Environ Biol Fish. 86;403-409.

Key issues concerning environmental enrichment for laboratory-held fish species

An improved knowledge and understanding of the fundamental biological requirements is needed for many of the species of fish held in captivity and, without this knowledge it is difficult to determine the optimal conditions for laboratory culture. The aim of...

Year Published: 2009Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Fish

Citation: Williams, T. D., Readman, G. D., Owen, S. F. 2009. Key issues concerning environmental enrichment for laboratory-held fish species . Lab Animal 43, 107-120.