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Do goldfish need direct sunlight

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When someone asks a question it is wrong to call them stupid. They are asking for a reason.

Anyway, yes goldfish can live in water that has sunlight coming into it. You must offer them shade as well. Two problems with direct sunlight is algae and water temperature. Direct sunlight can raise water temps considerably depending on the intensity and the size of the pond or tank etc. Direct sunlight can also cause algae blooms.

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No, goldfish do not need to be exposed to sunlight, in fact direct sunlight can be harmful to goldfish because if exposed for a long period of time it may heat up the tank to a potentially harmful temperature. Besides, there is no need for sunlight in an aquarium since the average aquarium light works just as well and has the same benefits of being exposed to sunlight.

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Glofish (glofish and goldfish are different fish) will only glow with the use of blacklight, but there doesn't seem to be a real purpose to use it for most other fish.
There are no studies about the use of blacklight for fish as a primary lighting source, but some information does claim that it may cause long term seeing problems in fish.

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Of course not, They dont need light as much as we do!

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Yes, if it is blind.

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