Standalone zebrafish husbandry system

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has become more and more important to scientific research. Based on our extensive 30+ years of experience, ZEBCARE has developed a standard standalone RAS zebrafish husbandry system. This zebrafish husbandry system is an affordable solution for housing your zebrafish genetic lines. This husbandry system provide stable water quality and optimal animal welfare, is user-friendly, easy to maintain and assure low running costs.

Specifications of the system

The standard zebrafish husbandry rack is a standalone system consisting of a coated stainless steel rack, equipped with glass aquaria or shelves with polycarbonate fish tanks. Under the fish tanks there is a filtration unit. This unit exists out of biological- and mechanical filtration compartments, sump and UV disinfection. This system has only a footprint of 1.5 x 0.7 meter and a height of 2.5 meter. Upon request, the standalone husbandry rack can be provided with optional features.

Optional features of the standard zebrafish rack

  • Monitoring and control system with microprocessor, sensors and switches
  • Salt- and acid/base dosing systems
  • Fully controllable LED lighting system
  • Tap water filtration system
  • Active carbon filtration
  • Other items upon request
Standalone zebrafish husbandry system

An example of our standard zebrafish husbandry system with serial- and customized aquaria and filtration system. In addition this standard rack is equipped with a salt- and acid dosing system, a fully controllable LED lighting system and a tap water filtration system.

Glass aquaria

In many European zebrafish facilities, ZEBCARE has incorporated glass serial tanks for husbandry of large groups of zebrafish (70-80 adults). A standard standalone aquarium rack can be equipped with four layers of standard serial aquaria. A standard serial aquaria consists of 12 compartments (approx. capacity of 10 litre per compartment). Zebrafish can easily be removed from these serial tanks using ZEBCARE’s perfectly fitting net for serial aquaria. Besides standard serial aquaria, we can also delivers customized aquaria upon request.

Example of a glass serial tank of zebrafish husbandry system

Example of a glass serial tank of the zebrafish husbandry system

Shelves with polycarbonate tanks

A standard standalone shelf rack consists of six layered shelves where the transparent polycarbonate tanks are placed. The tanks can be quickly taken from the system for handling or placed on any location on the shelf. ZEBCARE offers a range of polycarbonate tanks with a capacity of 3 to 10 litre, including special designed breeding tanks.

Example of a Polycarbonate fish tanks on shelf of zebrafish husbandry system

Example of multiple polycarbonate fish tanks on a shelf of the zebrafish husbandry system



Large zebrafish husbandry systems

For larger research facilities it is also possible to link up to five standard ZEBCARE zebrafish husbandry racks to a central filtration system. A self-cleaning drumfilter for mechanical filtration of the system water, biological filtration using a moving bed filter and a degassing tower. A monitoring and control system are also included.

Multiple zebrafish husbandry systems with shelves linked to a central filtration system

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Specifications

  • RAS technique
  • Stable water quality
  • User-friendly

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