Does the flash from cameras hurt fishes eyes?

[MeAko]

Severe internal hemorrhage? From what?

I just knew someone was gonna take the bait.

 

[jakerampage]

Perhaps its like M.I.B and they cant remember anything after the flash lol



steve

this is true
my blind cave tetra use to be able to do my calculus homework
for me but ever since i took his picture ol' charles wonder
(named appropriately for his homicidal attitude and obvious disability)
can't remember not to hit the glass everytime he swims aimlessly

 

[Nabbig2]

I just knew someone was gonna take the bait.

Hook, line, and sinker

 

[Retuks]

Severe internal hemorrhage? From what?

I would assume that is has no ill effects other than a little bit of stress. Not even so "mental" stress, more just natural instinct stress. Fish don't have the brain capacity to comprehend things such as mental stress.

Using flash is no different than a flash light, or even an overhead light... it's just for a small amount of time. Look when you turn on your tank lights with the ballasts, they flash 2-3 times first before completely staying on. So I guess every time that happens your fish starts to hemorrhage. What about when fish are in the wild? Many underwater cameras use flash. The bottoms of white boats can shoot off what will look like flashes....

just because boats have that doesn't mean its safe nor were they built with fish's "stress" in mind.

and your florescent T light strip on your tank is only flashing/shining at something like 2000-3000k maximum. the light is so weak you can stare into it with a much slower rate of sight loss.

try staring straight at a CFL and tell me you can still see perfectly fine (if you can even see through the black splotch i can garantee will be infront of your visionary display).

and CFLs are rated at 4000k-6000k. which is still MUCH dimmer than the HID that flashes at lidless fish's eyes, generating over 10,000-15,000k of light per millisecond. if you stare into a 4000k lightbulb for 1 minute, your permanently blind... so...

 

[dannyboiiii]

dosent the flash reflect of the glass???....