Does listening to music bother my fish?

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I have my fish tanks in the basement, my computer is also there. Alot of times I keep the music playing on the mp3 player and I have a pretty good sound system on the computer so it can get pretty loud sometimes. The fish don't seem to react to it at all though.. does anyone know if this stressful for them?
 
If they don't react, it's not too loud. If I crank the stereo, all the fish in all the tanks hide.
 
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The husbands music room is on the other side of the wall housing my discus tank- when he practices acoustic drums the music he plays along with is very loud. Power rock/metal 900 'giga' watts of loud.
I watch the discus during his practices and they never react at all.

Surprised me too.
 
Originally posted by papaboy
Which reminds me to ask if they can smell as well as hear music? My fish seem to go nuts when I'm eating Chinese takeout.
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Maybe they smell sweet and sour "friends and relatives"?? LOL.

Fish cannot "smell" terrestial odors and cannot "hear" per-say. They can feel the vibration through the water though.
 
Music can stress fish out. Depends on how loud, the bass, stuff like that. But it can stress them out, just be careful.
 
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