Probaly one stupid question

[spoonie]

Can fish hear and if so how is there hearing compared to ours? I just got my tank up and running and the 2 maxi 900's, Mag 7 in the sump, and mag 5 running the ugj makes some noise. Will they be alright? will it shorten there lives?

 

[Anonymous]

I cannot begine to give you a comparison to human hearing, but fish hear well enough, and actually communicate with sounds quite often. (clicking, grunting noises) They cannot however hear airborne sounds.

Jim

 

[Anonymous]

The lateral line that runs the entire length of most fish allows them to detect vibrations.

 

[Jolieve]

I had a lawnmower blenny that only came out when I played "Heart-Shaped Box" by Nirvana on my computer speakers..

Somehow, I doubt he heard it, but it was an odd coincidence

J.

 

[ricky1414]

I had a lawnmower blenny that only came out when I played "Heart-Shaped Box" by Nirvana on my computer speakers..

Somehow, I doubt he heard it, but it was an odd coincidence

J.

Maybe it felt the vibrations?

 

[Jolieve]

Possibly.. speakers were in the same room as the tank..

Either way, cool fish, I miss him. Wish I had enough algae in the tank to support another one.

J.