Fish Research

Rearing Non-Game, Native Fishes
Home     Rainbow Darter Research     Sand Darter Research     Brindled Madtom Research     Facilty Tour     Fish Gallery     Newsletter     Links      
 
 
   

  

The Ohio State University
Fish Research
at
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Freshwater Mussel Conservation and Research Center
 
 
 
 
  Male greenside darters, Image courtesy Kristi Harraman, The Ohio State University
 

Fish species being held at the facility currently include rainbow, greenside, banded, and fantail darters and logperch, all fairly common species of darters in Ohio waterways. Also housed at the facility are sand and longhead darters, more imperiled darter species. Current plans for expansion include propagation of brindled madtoms.
 
 
Fish Propagation Project:
The goal of the fish propagation project with rainbow darters was to breed and raise fish for use with the Mussel Propagation Project. For more details about how fish are utilized in mussel reproduction, please see bottom left. 
The protocols established by breeding rainbow darters will be used in the future when breeding more imperiled species of fish.
Our target species for 2009 includes sand darters, longhead darters and brindled madtoms.
 
 
Photo property of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

 


 

Funding provided by: 

 

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife

 

 

 

The Columbus Foundation 

 


The Role of Fish in Mussel Propogation:
 
Mussels require a fish host in order to reproduce. For more information on the process, please see this website:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Lampsilis ovata, one of the mussel species housed at the facility.
Photo by Tom Watters, OSU
 
 
 
 
 

Freshwater Mussel Facility
Fish Research
614-724-3611
Powell, OH
 
Male Greenside Darter, Photo by Kristi Harraman, OSU