IMPLEMENTATION AND INSTRUMENTALIZATION OF THE AQUARIUM FOR EXPERIMENTS RELATED TO ICHTHYOFAUNA

Abstract

The analysis of the behaviors of aquatic organisms in the face of environmental stressors is a way to assess environmental quality and reduce negative impacts. In this study, the use of aquariums to observe the behavior of fish exposed to behavioral barriers was proposed. For this, water circulation, oxygenation, injection and liquid sample dispersion systems were installed in a set of 3 aquariums, in addition to a remote monitoring system with image capture. Software was developed to identify the position of the fish in the aquariums and control the introduction of the sample. The results showed that this method is effective for analyzing fish behavior and can be adapted to study other stressful stimuli.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.029-046