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    Default Blue discus in white background tank? pics?

    I am planning to change the background of my tank from black to plain white.

    anyone has blue discus - red turqs or snakeskins with white background? can you share some pics?

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    I have my stendker Leopard SS pair in a breeder with a white background.20160908_220408.jpg

    Not the best picture but I hope it helps.

    -Jesse R

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pokediscus View Post
    I have my stendker Leopard SS pair in a breeder with a white background.20160908_220408.jpg

    Not the best picture but I hope it helps.

    -Jesse R
    Gorgeous fish.

    I had black substrate with black background. Bad idea. Fish look so much better without. I switched to white sand and no background and what a difference. I am planning on building a sump soon so considering doing maybe a frosted background rather than white.

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    Default Re: Blue discus in white background tank? pics?

    my blues were pretty dark on a dark background + dark bottom and all the fish lightened up a lot after switching to white background + white bottom. i dont have any good before/after shots but i clipped some pics to try to show the difference in one of them. the bottom left shows the overall lighter colour best after switching.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyla View Post
    my blues were pretty dark on a dark background + dark bottom and all the fish lightened up a lot after switching to white background + white bottom. i dont have any good before/after shots but i clipped some pics to try to show the difference in one of them. the bottom left shows the overall lighter colour best after switching.

    Beautiful fish Kyla. Same thing happened for me. Differences is night and day with side by side pix

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan925 View Post
    Gorgeous fish.

    I had black substrate with black background. Bad idea. Fish look so much better without. I switched to white sand and no background and what a difference. I am planning on building a sump soon so considering doing maybe a frosted background rather than white.

    Thank you.

    I love the white sand look.
    Frosted background sounds super nice too.

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    Default Re: Blue discus in white background tank? pics?

    yup, I think I going to make a switch to white background.. I have a thin (I see glass a multiple places) layer of white PFS...

    Jesse, those leopard SS will look amazing on any background,

    Kyla, the change is very evident...

    I will do a pre/post just for future reference.

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    Can't wait to see it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyla View Post
    my blues were pretty dark on a dark background + dark bottom and all the fish lightened up a lot after switching to white background + white bottom.
    Sorry for hijacking the thread. But quick question: Your jungle vals look beautiful. What temperature is your tank and do you do anything special to keep them growing so well?

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    Default Re: Blue discus in white background tank? pics?

    i have given away most of the plants, but when i had them i didnt do much for them, they just grew like weeds so it was a fluke on my part. i just put plants into the tank randomly and whichever ones liked the tank, grew. i used co2 for a while, but even when i shut the system down they still grew. there were 4 coralife 10000k compact bulbs on the tank, but even when i switched to LED they still grew. i had some kind of eco complete substrate in the tank, but even when i potted them they grew.

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