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heys guys,in the spare room,this is where my 55gallon mixed cichlid tank is.
at 1 end we have a small 34cm colour tv,for the girls to watch on the week ends.
now it never dawned on me untill i just stuck my head in to turn the tv off,where 1 of my gts chooses to hang for the night,the reflection and colours from the tv are shinning onto him!
will this hurt my gt in any way?
the tv is about 1 foot away from the tank.
as i said the tv is mainly used on the weekends,and school holidays!
ATM i have a towel hanging over the front of the tank to keep it nice and dark just incase it can hurt him!
oh and 1 more thing,sometimes the girls play the playstation on the same tv,just thought id mention that too.
so do you think ether of these can hurt my gt?

Hi,
I don't think there is any physical problem that will
occur with the situation. The possible problems are
the stress to the fish to have the box with the flashing
colors lasting into the night when the tank lights are
off.

It would be a good idea to rearrange the room so the TV is
at the other end, or other side, away from the tank.
Obviously, the tank won't be as easy to move as the TV.

Frank


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Nah, I don't think it'll hurt your fish. In fact, I'd go so far as to say the flickering lights are enrichment for your GT. If your fish aren't freaking out when the TV is on, but are hanging out near the light, I'm not concerned. Such a small TV with such a big tank won't cast light throughout the whole tank, so your GT shouldn't have any problem getting away if it wanted to.

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It might not be the picture but it could be the sound if it is too loud the vibrations "could" have an effect.

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well he dosent seem to mind,like hes not trying to get away from the lights.
as for the noise,as its mainly night time,the tv is not loud at all.
when the lights are in the tank are out,the tv only gets used for like a hour or 2 tops,then its bedtime..
if i didnt know better id swear he was watching tv with the girls
ill just keep a close eye on things,and if it does start to bother him,ill just hang the towel over the side witch is close to the tele....
thanx guys

i kept my tank next to my computer where i often "blare my loud hipity hop music" and my fish didn't seem to notice the lights but the noise seemed to bother them... they seemed a bit more stressed. the noise might do it, but the light probably wont do anything. if you are concerned about the light then just have the girls drape a clean towel over the tank before they view or play...

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