loud music

[pr0gress]

i'm a dj and have big speakers and sub woofers in my room, will turning up the volume hurt my fish? i dunno how much sound dampening 5 gallons of water provides, also the subwoofer

 

[daveedka]

hurt them probably not, make them uncomfortable, and skittish yes.
remeber fish hear by feeling viration through their lateral lines, and I imagine the thumping of a good sub wolfer would be like having your teeth drill with no novacaine. just a guess on my part. One of the reasons I don't use or like air pumps, is that even with a padded quiet air pump, when you turn it on you can see a reaction in your fish usually.
Dave

 

[aquariumfishguy]

I second the notion that vibrations and the like can disrupt fish and aquatic creatures. On a quirky but interesting side note, check this article out:

Play loud music? Give your fish vitamin E!

 

[pr0gress]

i had a betta living on top of my sub once... he actualy lasted a long time.

 

[kevinfishboy]

i have a 30g in my room and i have a 200 watt sterio and i turn it up all the time, and my fish don't mind and they act normal they are not scittish either

 

[31337]

i had a betta living on top of my sub once... he actualy lasted a long time.

Whats a long time? 1 year? 1 month? 15 years?

 

[aquariumfishguy]

Well with a betta, we know it isn't decades... but yes, I am curious to. What was "a long time"?

 

[pr0gress]

it was about 9 or 10 months, he was in a small hexagonal tank, no filter, never changed the water, only fed like once or twice a week. i ended up giving him away

 

[StreetCypher]

it was about 9 or 10 months

don't bettas normally live 5-7 years? No water changes and fed once or twice a week... no wonder he only lived that long.

 

[pr0gress]

don't bettas normally live 5-7 years? No water changes and fed once or twice a week... no wonder he only lived that long.

he didn't die, i gave him away at that point. i was tired of having the dirty water in my room