Re: [APD] Re: Help With My New Tank!! -- or - Bravely into the Shadows

["Andrew McLeod" <thefish at theabyssalplain_freeserve.co.uk>]

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 09:39:33 -0500, Ann Viverette <annv777 at houston_rr.com>  
wrote:

> I've been waiting to see if anyone with more experience than I would  
> bring
> it up, but there may be some concerns about the shimmers and shadows of  
> the
> MH light spooking the discus. I've just read on one of the discus boards
> (either SimplyDiscus or DAAH) about someone who had to remove the MH  
> lights
> because the fish were so shy. Moving shadows from above probably feel  
> like
> predator birds to a fish. Anyhow, the post said that going to normal
> flourescents cured the shyness. Others may be able to comment on this, I
> just wanted to point you to those sites and the issue as discussed there.
>
> Ann Viverette

Of course, you could argue the Sun is more like a MH bulb than a  
fluorescent tube...
Except in the shadows by the side of the river creeks, I suppose though.

--
Andrew McLeod
thefish at theabyssalplain_freeserve.co.uk

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