macman7010
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I wondered if anyone read the water change article in the August issue of Tropical Fish Hobbyist. It was actually pretty good, and while I have an established water change routine on both my freshwater tank and reef tank, this article that seemed to pertain mainly to freshwater fish keeping had some good insight.
One unique point it brought up is that many fish use hormonal and chemical secretions that enter the water as a means to communicate. According to TFH's editor, (and what I assume is his personal opinion and since I am unsure if he has any educated background in the field, its hard to say the level of validity it has) if we dont do large and frequent partial water changes we could be short cicuting chemical communication for our fish.
This is a point of interest that I never considered before, but think of it - imagine if we as human beings lived in such a noise polluted enviroment that we could not hear each other's voices. Could this be what happens in an unclen aquarium setting. I emailed my college's professor of biology about it, he is a fish guy and we are always talking aquariums. Ill let you know what I find out - anyone else have any ideas or opinions on this?
One unique point it brought up is that many fish use hormonal and chemical secretions that enter the water as a means to communicate. According to TFH's editor, (and what I assume is his personal opinion and since I am unsure if he has any educated background in the field, its hard to say the level of validity it has) if we dont do large and frequent partial water changes we could be short cicuting chemical communication for our fish.
This is a point of interest that I never considered before, but think of it - imagine if we as human beings lived in such a noise polluted enviroment that we could not hear each other's voices. Could this be what happens in an unclen aquarium setting. I emailed my college's professor of biology about it, he is a fish guy and we are always talking aquariums. Ill let you know what I find out - anyone else have any ideas or opinions on this?