Zebrafish Laboratory
Facility Information
The Zebrafish Facility is outfitted with the Aquatic Habitats for Accelerated Bioresearch (AHAB) fish rearing system (Aquatic Habitats, Apopka, FL). This system is composed of five-foot wide, five-level, stainless steel racks using any combination of tank sizes (3 and 10 liter). Water input lines deliver UV-sterilized water to each tank through an independent valve. The fish tanks have self-cleaning bottoms and the effluent system features an optically clear design. The filter system requires minimal maintenance, and maintains high water quality, dramatically reduced disease and mortality.
Zebrafish Laboratory Contact: Mark Nilan, Laboratory Manager
Phone: 207-581-3391
Email:mark.nilan@maine.edu
Technical Services
- Approximately 1200 total research tanks (3 and 10 liter), which permits facility capacity of more than 40,000 zebrafish
- 12 recirculating racks of tanks for genetics and development work
- 1 physically isolated flow through rack of tanks for quarantined disease and toxicology research
- Zebrafish shipping and receiving
- Line storage and maintenance
- Embryo purchasing
- Research project consultation
- All projects considered for trial must have IACUC approved Animal Use Protocols (AUP)
