Many other organisms have been monitored in the Zantiks units, including stickleback and crustacea.
Stickleback
These fishes are often used as a model to study evolution and ecology. Similar in size to the zebrafish, adult stickleback can be monitored in the Zantiks LT.
A stickleback exploring the tank, set up with the food hopper and 5-choice inserts.
Amphipod
Amphipods have been used for decades as an indicator species for ecosystem health and in ecotoxicology. Automation is proving useful for speeding up classic toxicology assays including the immobility test (EC50s/LC50s) and reproduction assays using the 'amplexing' or pairing behaviour.
Amphipods in 8 x 6-well plates in the Zantiks LT. In this experiment animals were constantly tracked for 4 days to assess the retention of diurnal rhythms.
Male and female amphipod pairing experiment in the Zantiks LT.
Bladder snail
Bladder snails (Physella spp.) circadian rhythm of activity & vertical distribution in a 16-cuvette stand
Bladder snails (Physella spp.) activity in a 12-well plate
