Aquarium blindness

[Malarky]

How often is your beautifully balanced and lush aquascape completely and utterly overlooked, ignored, gone unremarked by visitors to your home? Small children appreciate my fish, for the rest it's just 'an aquarium'. Sigh.

 

[MrClockOff]

Same observations 😁

 

[MrClockOff]

At least no one is tapping on the glass 👍

 

[G mac]

Same here.

 

[Nuno da Silva]

I'm not sure who's the blindest: we or the visitors!

 

[Aqua sobriquet]

I’ve found that all new visitors look but only some study. Obviously not everyone are interested in planted aquariums. Perhaps a plastic skull or one of those air operated treasure chests might pique their interest? 😂

 

[Aqua sobriquet]

Not reactive but this Skeleton is funny… 🤣

 

[Teleos]

The visitors just say ‘oh you have an aquarium ... and another one ...’. But they are amazed at how well behaved the fish are. The fish only react to special signs for feeding. And the visitors want to try them out. For example, they really like the double "double tap" on the lid for the Plecos to go to their feeding places.
They are not interested in the aquatic plants.

 

[Bradders]

The fish only react to special signs for feeding.

Funny you should say this - I get out my white container for food and they seem to be all pressed against the front glass! 😀

 

[Teleos]

my white container for food and they seem to be all pressed against the front glass! 😀

Your white container is the sign. 🙂 They will also learn more than one sign. The signs can be acoustic or visual or both at the same time. The fish learn very quickly when it comes to food.

 

[Aqua sobriquet]

My new Black Corydoras come to the front when I open the drawer under the tank.

 

[richardcunliffe]

Totally hear you! It's painful
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