Has Any One Ever Tried This?

[synodontismultipunctatus]

I decided for some reason to shine a light from behing my cichlid tank all the fish's silhouettes were projected all over my room! It looked so awesome!
My question is really just has anyone ever put a permenant light behing their tank in order to get this affect at night?
is it cruel shining a light through the glass like that for extended times?

 

[tmh0921]

I woul think it wouldn't be good for them not to have a 'night'

 

[CrazyAirborne]

ive done things similar with lighting, but that was only for some photography shoots, i wouldnt leave it like that permanently.

 

[eli3000]

yeah, don't do that. fish are just like us and they need a determined day and night or else they get stresses

 

[BigbruiserAl]

you will stress the fish badly, never shine a light into a tank after lights out

 

[CrazyAirborne]

you will stress the fish badly, never shine a light into a tank after lights out

sometimes i shine a flashlight into the tank at night to see how my plecos doing, doesnt startle the other fish (cuz they are sleeping!!)

cant see why that would be an issue.

 

[BigbruiserAl]

fish do not have eyelids only a few sharks i belive

 

[synodontismultipunctatus]

Yeah i sorta guessed that, only did it for half a minute. Its a shame it stresses them, it looked wicked

 

[fatmrak315]

use a red light if you really need to check something out, it nowhere near as bright as a white light so less intrusive for the fish, but still bright enough to see.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

fish do not have eyelids only a few sharks i belive

What are my cories and plecos using to "blink"? My pleco blinked at me once (tripped me out!) I didn't know some fish could do that!

 

[BigbruiserAl]

fish do not have eyelids only a few sharks i belive

What are my cories and plecos using to "blink"? My pleco blinked at me once (tripped me out!) I didn't know some fish could do that!

They dont have eye-lids, the roll their eyes upside down every once in a while i belive

 

[Dieses Madchen]

fish do not have eyelids only a few sharks i belive

What are my cories and plecos using to "blink"? My pleco blinked at me once (tripped me out!) I didn't know some fish could do that!

They dont have eye-lids, the roll their eyes upside down every once in a while i belive

It still tripped me out when I saw it lol. It seriously looked like the fish blinked.

 

[cynic]

yeah, don't do that. fish are just like us and they need a determined day and night or else they get stresses

Bet mine love me getting up for work at 0330 then.......