Model organisms
Experiment well plates
Compatible with Zantiks MWP, AD & LT
- Y-maze plate - for use with zebrafish larvae or Drosophila
- 15 wells (small) or 2 wells (large)
- Can be made in either black, white or clear acrylic
15 zebrafish larvae in the Zantiks Y-maze well plate. Similar in design to Buchanan et al., PNAS 2015.
- Light / Dark plate - for use with zebrafish larvae or Drosophila
- 12 or 24 wells
- 10 mm deep wells
- 2 covers for blocking light from the bottom and/or top of the plate
- Social interaction plate - for use with zebrafish larvae
- Can be made for use with focal fish or mirror stimuli
10 channel social plate with zebrafish larvae on both ends and the subject in the middle zone.
- Mirror bite plate - for use with zebrafish larvae
- Embryo plate & higher resolution lens - for use with zebrafish embryos
- 96 wells
- 12 mm lens for zoomed in, region of interest view
- Courtship / Aggression plate - for use with Drosophila
- 8 wells split evenly with a metal barrier
- Secure lid
- Barrier to be slid out to present subjects to each other
- Can be made in either black or clear acrylic
- Two choice plate
- 12 'dumbbell' shaped choice wells
7 individual aphids with food choice vs control ends.
Side Screen
Compatible with Zantiks AD & LT
- Plugs directly into the unit - no additional power supply needed.
- Allows for lateral presentation of images against 2 different walls of the unit.
- With the side screen sitting underneath the food hopper, the lateral presentation of images can take place in the same location as the delivery of solid food.
- Supplied with a black tank, which has a clear base and back wall, and a two choice insert which enables the screen to be split into 2 different zones.
- Operates in the same way as the built-in screen underneath the tank.
- NOTE: only one screen can be used at a time.
For details on setting up the side screen, see the 'Setting up the side screen' section in the Manuals. For a demo script showing how the side screen works, see the Side screen demo page.
3D tracking unit
Compatible with Zantiks AD & LT
- Allows for real-time tracking of animals in a three dimensional space (i.e., x,y,z coordinates)
- Includes the tank, mirror box and IR sidelight
- Includes a set of mirror bite inserts for zebrafish studies
Adult zebrafish in a mirror biting tank. Bottom shows a view of the fish from above and top shows a view of the same fish from the side. A mirror insert is placed vertically on the left side of the tank.
Adult zebrafish in a tank diving assay. Bottom shows a view of the fish from above and top shows a view of the same fish from the side.
Side view multi-tank stand
Compatible with Zantiks MWP & LT
- Enables for tracking and video capture from the side of the tank, rather than a top down view.
- Can be configured in a variety of ways to accommodate containers of various sizes.
- MWP SideView stand can hold up to 16 cuvettes.
- LT Sideview stand can hold up to 96 cuvettes or 15 cell culture flasks.
Zantiks MWP Side View Stand
Mosquito larvae during a startle response assay in the Zantiks MWP SideView stand.
Zantiks LT Side View Stand
2 adult zebrafish tracked in the LT SideView stand (timelapse).
Add-on equipment for Zantiks MWP
- Extra LED colour for light plate stimulation
- FTIR stand for Drosophila larvae
- The frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR) stand allows for tracking of Drosophila larvae and can be used in replacement of the light stand in the MWP system.
- Peltier temperature control unit
- Control of the temperature from 6°C below to 12°C above ambient.
- Powered entirely from the MWP unit and controlled from the Zanscript scripting language.
- A separate unit that easily connects to the MWP units.
- Allows for a greater range of control of air temperature compared to the standard temperature control system.
- Operates via circulating the air in the testing chamber.
NOTE: As it operates by moving air through the unit, it may be beneficial for some experiments (such as long-term or animals that require humidity) to use lids or covers on the multi-well plates / petri dishes to reduce evaporation from the chambers containing animals.
Add-on equipment for Zantiks LT
- Standard AD sized tanks and shocking plates
- Ideal for use in the LT system when wanting to standardise across Zantiks systems
- Increases through put
- Can be used for locomotor monitoring, operant studies, and aversion learning
- 8 x zebrafish Y-Maze inserts
- Can assess memory and cognition of 8 fish at once
Adult zebrafish in 8 Y-maze inserts in the LT system.
- 1 x rodent Y-Maze insert
- Can assess memory and cognition of mice
- Plus maze
- One animal can be placed in the plus maze at a time.
- Includes a black acrylic cover with a cut out to create darkened and light arms of the plus maze and a central zone.
- The cover can be rotated to determine which arms are dark and which are bright.
Adult zebrafish exploring the light/dark plus maze under alternating light and dark cycles.
- Large tank / cages
- The largest tank that can fill the experimental chamber measures 270 mm x 360 mm x 300 mm (W x L x H).
- Equipment we have created for researchers include:
- Four narrow tanks to fit the whole experimental chamber, these have opaque ends and clear sides and bottom; 75 mm x 360 mm x 300 mm (W x L x H).
- Opaque side inserts - To prevent singly-housed animals from seeing the animal/s in adjacent tanks, opaque side inserts that slot on to the outside of the tank walls using tabs are used.
- Temperature control unit - heater only
- Operates via circulating the air in the testing chamber.
- Control of the temperature from 2-8°C above ambient.
- System blows air through & controls temperature 2-8°C above ambient.
- Supplied with a raised well plate stand.
