Horrible mistake!

[Kingfisher]

Hello once again

Does anyone have any advice on what to do if my tank has a black background? I bought an acrylic tank and the plastic in the back is black. Anyone here ever line the inside of their tank?

[Eddie]

Easy fix, get albino discus. They don't pepper.

[Darrell Ward]

Yes, just put fish in it that are light colored. You can even use clean pigeons. I know this goes against the norm, but here is a pigeon in my 150, and the tank. :D

[mmorris]

I like the black background. Not all varieties look great, but many do.

[tcmemphisbbq]

I have black also, it, to me looks the best. We tried like 7 different colors before going black - we just countered it by using pure white silica sand.

[Eddie]

I have black also, it, to me looks the best. We tried like 7 different colors before going black - we just countered it by using pure white silica sand.

This is true! I find the bottom to have a greater effect on the "brightness" of discus, then the back. Just in my limited experience.


Eddie

[mjs020294]

We had black and it was a little severe, plus the Discus went darker. It also showed every stain and dirty mark off very well. :(

Switched to a dark blue, which works much better for us. The Discus are a little brighter and it doesn't show stains or algae.