Its a long weird story but I need to take a picture of my fish (they're fantail Oranda goldfish) and can't get a decent one - does a camera flash irritate them?
2007-01-19 02:57:20 · 14 answers · asked by mcascadd 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Yes, especially if you've not give them time to do their hair and make-up.
You'd be best posting an appointment-card through their wet postbox first, just to let them know when you'll be coming to take the snaps.
That way they'll have time to buy a new dress or some nice underwear....
GET IT TOOK!!!!
2007-01-19 03:02:26 · answer #1 · answered by jonesy 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes. Fish do not dialte pupils, so the camera flash is actaully painful. I highly doubt they are avoiding the camera becuase they know you will be taking a picture, but they may be adgitated from the pain of the bright flash of light.
This is why when fish stores receive fish, we must do something called "light acclimation" by slowly opening the dark boxes to let a little light in at a time. In really freaks the fish out, even killing some, when we suddenly "turn on" the lights.
Bala sharks for one are very prone to light realted freak outs and deaths due to the size of their eyes.
You would be better to let them calm down a bit and try to use natural light to take the picture. Wait for the fish to give you a good pose, too. It will help you get a better picture.
2007-01-19 11:11:15 · answer #2 · answered by lemonnpuff 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best way to photograph fish is to turn the tank lights on and all the other lights in the room off and photograph without a flash.
2007-01-19 13:36:01 · answer #3 · answered by Lady G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about fish, but I took a picture of my daughter once on her horse. As soon as the flash went off, the horse bucked her off. She never bucked before or after so I'm pretty sure it was the flash. Try taking a picture of them without a flash. If you have to, move the tank closer to a window so you'll have plenty of light.
2007-01-19 11:02:05 · answer #4 · answered by Copper Jan 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Fish are photosensitive. Salmon especially use photoperiod(the amount of ambient light at depth) to determine spawning period - when it is light out for longer periods of time they will eat more and fail to reach sexual maturity. Once the light period gets shorter, like it would in the winter - they slow down eating and start to mature.
In fact, I give people heck if they go out after dark and shine a flashlight in the water, because is spooks the fish.
2007-01-19 11:14:41 · answer #5 · answered by Colin H, Unrestricted commercial 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't irritate them (these are animals that are only meant to have a 3 second memory after all) but it can stun them if you take a close up. That's why they have signs saying "no flash photography" in aquariums. If I was a goldfish though, I wouldn't like someone coming up to me a flashing a light in my eyes.
2007-01-19 11:01:55 · answer #6 · answered by Bluebell 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Camera flashes irritate just about everyone I know,so why not fish too. Try to get a camera with enough aperture to allow photography with out a strobe.-----PeeTee
2007-01-19 11:54:23 · answer #7 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine seem to hide directly after the flash goes off , but I managed to get some nice ones anyway.
http://www.bridgewatertaekwondo.com/Aquarium.html
2007-01-19 12:15:10 · answer #8 · answered by Vincent W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nobody can say ,why cant you put fish in tub take in to garden then take photos in good day light then you wont need flash
2007-01-19 11:21:15 · answer #9 · answered by stephen eblue eyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!! Any sudden change in light can startle them so I would not chance doing it!
2007-01-21 12:41:55 · answer #10 · answered by munki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋