Pond lights

[BoyPete]

A lot of places here seem to sell coloured underwater lights for ponds. Not
that I want them, but I'm curious.......don't they upset the fish?

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ßôyþëtë
(London, UK)

[Gill Passman]

BoyPete wrote:
> A lot of places here seem to sell coloured underwater lights for ponds. Not
> that I want them, but I'm curious.......don't they upset the fish?
>

Yeah, I've seen them too - not only for ponds but for aquariums as well
and they "flash".....

Whether they are good or bad for fish I don't know - certainly in the
aquarium world a lot of people use coloured lights to enhance growth of
plants or the display of their fish...the flashing I would say is a no,
no....but then if your tempted to put them in imagine this....



You go out and install some lovely coloured disco lights (and that is
what they really are)...fish seem happy but a little furtive...then one
evening you go out to do the feed....you blink a few times...are you
imagining it but are your fish really dressed the way that you think
they are...the boys in white suits...the girls in skirts so short you
raise your eyebrows...and the white stilletos on their fins is way too
much...Oh, and the bling jewelery (hands thrown up in horror). And did
you really see your favourite Koi rushing to the bottom of the pond with
a bottle of Bud....you go back in the house and spend the next few hours
pouring away any alcohol that you have down the sink....

Night falls...off you go to bed and start to doze....then you start
hearing strains of "Staying Alive" - you blink a few times and then go
down and check out the back of your CD collection (you know the dusty
bit where we all hide purchases that we now regret) and yep, you weren't
imagining it....your Saturday Night Fever soundtrack CD has gone
AWOL....you look out the window...the lawn is strewn with empty bottles
of Bud and cocktail umbrellas...and then you hear the knock on the
door.....and......

.....it is your frog hating neighbour begging you to get the frogs
back....at least they kept the fish under control and were quieter - he,he

So be warned...don't provide disco lights to fish...they WILL take advantage

Gill

[2pods]

"Gill Passman" > wrote in message
...
> BoyPete wrote:
>> A lot of places here seem to sell coloured underwater lights for ponds.
>> Not that I want them, but I'm curious.......don't they upset the fish?
>>
>
> Yeah, I've seen them too - not only for ponds but for aquariums as well
> and they "flash".....
>
> Whether they are good or bad for fish I don't know - certainly in the
> aquarium world a lot of people use coloured lights to enhance growth of
> plants or the display of their fish...the flashing I would say is a no,
> no....but then if your tempted to put them in imagine this....
>
>
>
> You go out and install some lovely coloured disco lights (and that is what
> they really are)...fish seem happy but a little furtive...then one evening
> you go out to do the feed....you blink a few times...are you imagining it
> but are your fish really dressed the way that you think they are...the
> boys in white suits...the girls in skirts so short you raise your
> eyebrows...and the white stilletos on their fins is way too much...Oh, and
> the bling jewelery (hands thrown up in horror). And did you really see
> your favourite Koi rushing to the bottom of the pond with a bottle of
> Bud....you go back in the house and spend the next few hours pouring away
> any alcohol that you have down the sink....
>
> Night falls...off you go to bed and start to doze....then you start
> hearing strains of "Staying Alive" - you blink a few times and then go
> down and check out the back of your CD collection (you know the dusty bit
> where we all hide purchases that we now regret) and yep, you weren't
> imagining it....your Saturday Night Fever soundtrack CD has gone
> AWOL....you look out the window...the lawn is strewn with empty bottles of
> Bud and cocktail umbrellas...and then you hear the knock on the
> door.....and......
>
> ....it is your frog hating neighbour begging you to get the frogs
> back....at least they kept the fish under control and were quieter - he,he
>
> So be warned...don't provide disco lights to fish...they WILL take
> advantage
>
> Gill

Come on Gill, this is funny stuff !
I want the comedy PFK column :-)

Peter

[Gill Passman]

2pods wrote:
> "Gill Passman" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>BoyPete wrote:
>>
>>>A lot of places here seem to sell coloured underwater lights for ponds.
>>>Not that I want them, but I'm curious.......don't they upset the fish?
>>>
>>
>>Yeah, I've seen them too - not only for ponds but for aquariums as well
>>and they "flash".....
>>
>>Whether they are good or bad for fish I don't know - certainly in the
>>aquarium world a lot of people use coloured lights to enhance growth of
>>plants or the display of their fish...the flashing I would say is a no,
>>no....but then if your tempted to put them in imagine this....
>>
>>
>>
>>You go out and install some lovely coloured disco lights (and that is what
>>they really are)...fish seem happy but a little furtive...then one evening
>>you go out to do the feed....you blink a few times...are you imagining it
>>but are your fish really dressed the way that you think they are...the
>>boys in white suits...the girls in skirts so short you raise your
>>eyebrows...and the white stilletos on their fins is way too much...Oh, and
>>the bling jewelery (hands thrown up in horror). And did you really see
>>your favourite Koi rushing to the bottom of the pond with a bottle of
>>Bud....you go back in the house and spend the next few hours pouring away
>>any alcohol that you have down the sink....
>>
>>Night falls...off you go to bed and start to doze....then you start
>>hearing strains of "Staying Alive" - you blink a few times and then go
>>down and check out the back of your CD collection (you know the dusty bit
>>where we all hide purchases that we now regret) and yep, you weren't
>>imagining it....your Saturday Night Fever soundtrack CD has gone
>>AWOL....you look out the window...the lawn is strewn with empty bottles of
>>Bud and cocktail umbrellas...and then you hear the knock on the
>>door.....and......
>>
>>....it is your frog hating neighbour begging you to get the frogs
>>back....at least they kept the fish under control and were quieter - he,he
>>
>>So be warned...don't provide disco lights to fish...they WILL take
>>advantage
>>
>>Gill
>
>
> Come on Gill, this is funny stuff !
> I want the comedy PFK column :-)
>
> Peter
>
>
This is the second time in so many days you have suggested this...are
you on the payroll????

[~ janj]

>"Gill Passman" > wrote in message

> ....it is your frog hating neighbour begging you to get the frogs
> back....at least they kept the fish under control and were quieter - he,he

LOL!!!! And lets not forget the drift of cig.smoke and butts tossed over
the fence. My frogs are model citizens in comparison. ;-) ~ jan

-----------------
(Do you know where your water quality is?)

[Gill Passman]

~ janj wrote:
>>"Gill Passman" > wrote in message
>
>
>>....it is your frog hating neighbour begging you to get the frogs
>>back....at least they kept the fish under control and were quieter - he,he
>
>
> LOL!!!! And lets not forget the drift of cig.smoke and butts tossed over
> the fence. My frogs are model citizens in comparison. ;-) ~ jan
>
> -----------------
> (Do you know where your water quality is?)

Yeah, but once you put the lights in your fish will not only be chucking
ciggie butts but bottles over the fence too....LOL

[2pods]

"Gill Passman" > wrote in message
...
> 2pods wrote:
>> "Gill Passman" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>BoyPete wrote:
>>>
>>>>A lot of places here seem to sell coloured underwater lights for ponds.
>>>>Not that I want them, but I'm curious.......don't they upset the fish?
>>>>
>>>
>>>Yeah, I've seen them too - not only for ponds but for aquariums as well
>>>and they "flash".....
>>>
>>>Whether they are good or bad for fish I don't know - certainly in the
>>>aquarium world a lot of people use coloured lights to enhance growth of
>>>plants or the display of their fish...the flashing I would say is a no,
>>>no....but then if your tempted to put them in imagine this....
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>You go out and install some lovely coloured disco lights (and that is
>>>what they really are)...fish seem happy but a little furtive...then one
>>>evening you go out to do the feed....you blink a few times...are you
>>>imagining it but are your fish really dressed the way that you think they
>>>are...the boys in white suits...the girls in skirts so short you raise
>>>your eyebrows...and the white stilletos on their fins is way too
>>>much...Oh, and the bling jewelery (hands thrown up in horror). And did
>>>you really see your favourite Koi rushing to the bottom of the pond with
>>>a bottle of Bud....you go back in the house and spend the next few hours
>>>pouring away any alcohol that you have down the sink....
>>>
>>>Night falls...off you go to bed and start to doze....then you start
>>>hearing strains of "Staying Alive" - you blink a few times and then go
>>>down and check out the back of your CD collection (you know the dusty bit
>>>where we all hide purchases that we now regret) and yep, you weren't
>>>imagining it....your Saturday Night Fever soundtrack CD has gone
>>>AWOL....you look out the window...the lawn is strewn with empty bottles
>>>of Bud and cocktail umbrellas...and then you hear the knock on the
>>>door.....and......
>>>
>>>....it is your frog hating neighbour begging you to get the frogs
>>>back....at least they kept the fish under control and were quieter -
>>>he,he
>>>
>>>So be warned...don't provide disco lights to fish...they WILL take
>>>advantage
>>>
>>>Gill
>>
>>
>> Come on Gill, this is funny stuff !
>> I want the comedy PFK column :-)
>>
>> Peter
> This is the second time in so many days you have suggested this...are you
> on the payroll????
>

No, I'm a subscriber, but they need a writer like you.

Peter