1st off I know all fish are different, but certain species have specific traits… but I have heard it said, that you should always turn the lights off, when introducing new fish… proponents of this school of thought, seem to suggest this for all fish… I would think the 1st night is going to be stressful, as they don’t have a predetermined sleeping spot, and having lights on, when adding fish, allows them to become more familiar with their new environment… we can’t completely eliminate stress of shipping, and a new environment, also I would think shutting the lights off in the middle of the day, adds stress to the current community… I’m not sure if you have a large freaked out fish, if it’s better that they see what they are bouncing off of or not… but for me it seems like there would be very few instances, where I would want to turn off the lights when adding fish…
Your thoughts???
Your thoughts???