Antianxiety drugs affect fish, too

Perch swim more and eat faster when exposed to concentrations similar to those in rivers

Fish let their inhibitions go when exposed to a common antianxiety medication, a new study shows. Perch living in water spiked with the drug became bolder, less social and more active than unexposed fish. They also ate much faster.

European perch exposed to an antianxiety medication in the lab became bolder, more active and less social than unexposed fish, a new study finds.