Use of RFID Tags to Capture Dynamic Behavior of Individual and Groups of Small Fish

We describe a system by which we can implant RFID tags into small fish (such as carassius auratus) to use with readers to capture group dynamics as they interact with a variety of standard experiments including the signaled avoidance paradigm with an aquatic shuttle box, and operant responding on a variety of schedules. This innovative approach will allow for fish to be housed in groups, as well as used to determine what individuals do within group behavior. Instrumentation provided by Florida Research Instruments, Inc.