Serious/funny question - stereo impact on livestock

[Feron]

Ok.. since I'm building up to getting some of them SW critters in here (wall is lookin awesome btw..pics soon)..

I have ALOT of high quality stereo equipment all around the house..
Most specifically in the room on the backside of the tank..
And well, like anyone, I like the music at a nice high volume..

That gonna 'piss' off my fish/inverts?

Anyone with experience here?

While in some deluded day dream it'd be nice to see them enjoying the reverbs, I doubt they will..

thoughts? jokes? feel free to make fun, I just want the lil slimy bastages happy...

 

[DeFeKt]

I've had drastic outcomes from a tank that was positioned ontop of a tv/hifi/ gaming cabinet. did an experiment with feeder guppies in a 20gal with the surround sound somewhat higher then usual. they were dead within 2 weeks, where normally they would survive until they're gloomy deaths in the oscar tank(months of QT) in a "quieter" part of the house.

put your ear flat on the side of the aquarium and listen to all the noise the powerheads/pumps/stones actually do make. imagine living in that..I think that'd be bad enough without the addition of external sound.

Matt.

 

[DeFeKt]

On that note, I actually have a pair of constantly breeding green terrors ontop of the same cabinet but our house is very quiet now.. 8)
Might be all those late night videos and dvd's

 

[Feron]

lol
Well.. I imagine the glass n flow cancels out the high freqs... just figure the bass (220w in one room, 300w+ in the other, further away) might wiggle their fins a bit..
Don't mind limiting my rock'n'roll a lil if it means happier, healthier additions..

(dogs don't like it unless I dance with em...cats run and hide at the powerup...)

I'd sooooo love to see a 'chain' o shrimp walking along to Mr. Roboto...
ultra pipe dream...but hey, we all gotta have em..

 

[Tolak]

Going back to the mid/late 80's I played bass in a metal band. The drummer & lead guitarist were brothers, so we practiced in their basement.

The drummer also bred oscars. We played together twice weekly, the drummer & his brother played daily. The oscars bred constantly. No easy listening music here, Ozzy, Metallica, A little Whitesnake & so on. Full stacks & double bass drum set.

All I can figure is that the fish were acclimated to the sound and vibration. Too bad the neighbors weren't so easily acclimated.

 

[OneBowl]

My fish have always seemed happy when the music's on. Then again, they mostly hear Marley and Toots and the Maytals, so happy, mellow and hungry are what I'd expect.