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- From: bbs.mirage@gilligan.tsoft.net (Jerry Lee)
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- Subject: Re: What light can fish see/not see?
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- Date: 27 Jan 93 07:38:23 GMT
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- jps@bio4.acpub.duke.edu (John P. Sullivan) writes:
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- > Which part of our visible spectrum freshwater fishes are least
- > sensitive to is a question that interests me as well. I would like to do
- > night-time observations of nocturnal South American knife fishes without
- > disturbing them.
- >
- > They do react to even dim red light. I have heard that blue light
- > works better than red, and I plan to try this. Does anyone have experience
- > with blue vs. red light?
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- I read somewhere that using the wrong colored light will have
- adverse affects on eggs an fertility. I can't remember which color it
- was but I believe it was the blues that harm eggs... Anyone want to
- correct me?
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