Are we torturing our fish?

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  1. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    I just though of it...

    Does the noise of the pumps and other stuff rattling in the tank drive them crazy?
     
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    I made mine @earmuffs@ to cut down on the noise!!!! Just kidding.. I don't know, I hope not. I guess they would grow used to the noises and not really pay attention to them after a while.. Hopefully!!
     
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  4. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    My fish do not seem "crazy".

    ..now my wife???

    ::)
     
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  5. baugherb

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    Maybe that's whats causing my wife to act a little crazy once in a while.....
     
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    One thing that I'll never forget when I started SCUBA diving, is how surprisingly LOUD a place the ocean is. You'd think that 60 feet down in a calm sea is a quiet place. Not on your life! The ocean is probably far noisier than our tanks are.
     
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    Good Point....
     
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    Good one! ;D
    If a pump would make them go def then the 110 db of Godsmack playing in the basement would really hurt them.:drummer::guitarist:singer:
     
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    rock on.....
     
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    As ReefSparky (et al) has pointed out, the ocean is a pretty noisy place anyway, but what about the magnet field that surround the pumps and other electrical devices, surely they must have an effect.

    I am sure that fish have a sense of direction and 'place' that is driven by their ability to 'sense' the Earths magnetic field. Their was a discussion about this and the 'mental' effect the magnetic fields can have of marine organisms and if I can find it and pics of the 'solution' I will post it.

    Cheers

    John :)
     
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