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Bill Stock
October 23rd 06, 10:23 PM
I had to suck up some water with the Shop Vac (not fishy related) and I was
expecting the noise to freak out the fish, but they did not seem to react at
all. Does the sound transfer that poorly from the air to the tank? Or does
the frequency of the sound impact their reaction?

Dick
October 24th 06, 12:20 AM
On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:23:37 -0400, "Bill Stock" >
wrote:

>I had to suck up some water with the Shop Vac (not fishy related) and I was
>expecting the noise to freak out the fish, but they did not seem to react at
>all. Does the sound transfer that poorly from the air to the tank? Or does
>the frequency of the sound impact their reaction?
>
>
This question has been discussed before. At the time I mentioned I
have a 10 gallon tank sitting on my woofer speaker cabinet. I hadn't
noticed any disturbance to the fish, but watched more carefully. I
still don't see the vibrations to disturb them.

Motion around the tank definitely bothers them, they hide at the back
of the tank.

dick

Bill Stock
October 24th 06, 03:06 AM
"Dick" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:23:37 -0400, "Bill Stock" >
> wrote:
>
>>I had to suck up some water with the Shop Vac (not fishy related) and I
>>was
>>expecting the noise to freak out the fish, but they did not seem to react
>>at
>>all. Does the sound transfer that poorly from the air to the tank? Or does
>>the frequency of the sound impact their reaction?
>>
>>
> This question has been discussed before. At the time I mentioned I
> have a 10 gallon tank sitting on my woofer speaker cabinet. I hadn't
> noticed any disturbance to the fish, but watched more carefully. I
> still don't see the vibrations to disturb them.
>
> Motion around the tank definitely bothers them, they hide at the back
> of the tank.
>
> dick

Thanks Dick, this rings a bell.

El Roberto
October 24th 06, 11:20 AM
"Bill Stock" > wrote in message
...

> Thanks Dick, this rings a bell.

To be honest, I think ringing a bell *might* disturb your fish somewhat, so
be careful with that :oP

R