Originally Posted by
nc0gnet0
It's not that I don't understand, it's that I have issue with how some people present it. When someone states that a dark background can cause peppering, thats not the case at all. Where as it may indeed bring it out and make it more noticeable, the peppering was always there to begin with. And once re-introduced into a lighter background will disapear. Possibly it could even be used as a tool to recognize the cleanest discus for breeding purposes.
I have a marlboro red throwback that has some peppering, I find it attrative on that particular fish. Although I must admit on other strains not so much. I have a slate grey bottom with your typical aquarium blue (plexi) background and can't say I have noticed any additional peppering on my fish. But then again, I don't know if a light grey actually qualifies as "dark". Then again, I am running different lighting then most on here I would imagine as I have the new marineland LED lighting system with the moonlights. I must say I am quite impressed with it as it really makes the discus's color "pop", much more so than the flourescent/actinics.