tank lights on at night = animal cruelty?

[Scorponok]

You are technically messing with their natural sleeping/nocturnal pattern and biological clock, right? I think that's cruel.

 

[rallysman]

You're doing that when you put them in a tank.

 

[Jkoziatek]

techniqually you can have lunar lights.... or would u liek to be in the dark all the time?... most fish you get arent while and are tank bred and are also use to our hours

 

[Scorponok]

My nocturnal fish don't swim around even when there's room light. So they're losing active hours, unless I turn off all the lights completely.

I don't think it's fair for them to lose those hours of activity when comparing to them in the wild. Is it inhumane?

 

[frasertheking]

well if your lights are on during the day your good

 

[mike dunagan]

put them on timers... I keep the hours of summer for the most part, but turn them off during the middle of the day so 5:30-12pm 4pm-1030pm...

 

[señor_pescados_felices]

its very cruel to not give your fish night time/day time hours especially if you have nocturnal fish.Some of my nocturnal fish will go about their business under a moon light but not all.My BGK will only come out once all lights are off.

Keeping lights on 24/7 is actually a form of soft torture,one which often leads to odd behavior from your fish after some time,anywhere from strange to downright spastic.

I guess some people use the tank as a nightlight or something I don't understand what other reasons there are for leaving the tank light on while your sleeping.

 

[Jeox]

Why would someone even want to leave the lights on 24/7 ?

 

[---XR---]

yep put them on timers

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Why would someone even want to leave the lights on 24/7 ?

Some aro owners will tan their fish 24/7