weird question

[cocoa_pleco]

Everybody is gonna think this is a weird question, but here goes.

I have ALL 7 of my tanks in the basement, and half have lights. When i shut off the tank lights for the night, all that is left for light is the actual basement lights, which is 4 lightbulbs. Im getting ticked because its a waste of electricity to have the lights running so much, and i have to change them constantly. Can fish manage to swim around in PITCH, and i mean 0% light without bumping into anything for 12 hours? Would my firebelly toads care too?

[crackatinny]

They seem to do alright in the ocean

[Lady Hobbs]

I turn everything off at night or I can't sleep.

[xoolooxunny]

i have my tank in the basement as well, but i have 2 leds, a red and a blue that shine down from the top. unless the fish go under the light, i cant see them, so its dark for them. my guppies in my bedroom are in complete black when i go to bed at night, and they do fine.

Those leds that i have are pretty cool, and they use almost no electricity, and since they're leds, they last for thousands of millions of billions of hours.

[cocoa_pleco]

I dont have any LED's, but pitch black sounds alright.

[Rue]

Everything gets turned off at night here too...

...not sure why you're leaving the ceiling lights on...fish don't need them...

[cocoa_pleco]

i thought they wouldnt be able to see and run into the driftwood or something.

[Mastodon]

Hey,sorry to change the subject but i have this fish that just seems to trash everything i put him with,can anyone ID him for me or give me a little info...would much appreciate it???

[gm72]

Fish sleep just like we do. They are done for the day. I can sleep with some minimal lights on, and so can they. They don't however need any light at night. They are asleep and won't know the difference!

[sergo]

think about the lunar cycle. it can get damn dark with no moon out.
they'll be fine. i bet they can see better than you think.
dude they are fish not people, their world is naturally darker than ours.