Why did the fish cross the tank? Objectively measuring the value of enrichment for captive fish

Miriam Sullivan; Craig Lawrence; Dominique Blache

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2015.10.011

Why did the fish cross the tank? Objectively measuring the value of enrichment for captive fish

Miriam Sullivan, Craig Lawrence, Dominique Blache

Graduate Research School

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© 2015 Elsevier B.V. There has been very little research into the enrichment preferences of ornamental fish, even though there are billions of fish kept in captivity as pets and research animals. We used preference and motivational testing to compare the value of real and artificial plants to goldfish (n = 20, Carassius auratus). Motivational testing was conducted using a novel approach, requiring goldfish (n = 19) to swim against increasingly strong water currents to access the plants. Goldfish showed a strong preference for planted areas of the tank, spending 90% of their time there compared to just 10% in bare areas (P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	181-188
Journal	Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Volume	174
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2015.10.011
Publication status	Published - 2016

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