spying on fish

[Jaypilot]

Alright guys, I like to spy on my fish at night just to see who is sleeping where or with who and maybe if anyone is doing the deed.

I place this in the breeding section because I'm talking about my breeding tank. I don't want to spook the fish but I do like to look inside to see what they are up too. Is there some type of flashlight or something like that, that I can use that will not upset them in anyway?

 

[rcmania]

a dim led works great. the cheaper the better, cheap usually means dimmer.

 

[nauticac4]

Red is commonly used because some critters cant pick it up. Also a IR night vision surveillance camera can be had pretty cheap. It all depends on the level of spy your looking to attain.

 

[rcmania]

^ what he said, I also use a security cam with IR, they do work great you just have to angle it to where the IR does not reflect back at your camera or you wont see anything.

 

[sullyfish]

also they sell IR flashlights for cheap, around $5. ( they are used for spotting scorpions in the southwest but can get online at home depot, ect. ) I use one and works great.

It is also neat to see the different corals in IR