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	How to get yellow fish to stick out? background?
phoenix5724 Hobbyist Posts: 87 Kudos: 66 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-May-2005	I've got a school of yellow tetras (6) in my 29 gallon tank and want to know how i can get them to visually stick out, is there a certain color background that i should try? Maybe blue? I love having many little fish but find that they sort of wash out with the natural colored gravel and live green plants. Any suggestions? Everythign seems way to green and yellow right now and I don't know what to do to brighten it up. I cannot change the hood or lighting at this point so i'm looking for other suggestions. Last edited by phoenix5724 at 11-Sep-2005 00:17
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openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004	yellow stands out against blue check out this site http://www.webwhirlers.com/colors/combining.asp
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LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	...and, of course, there is the always popular black I guess that is why warning signs often contain this color combination. I personally would go for blue, but it would have to be a dark blue. There is this background foil that you can add to your tank, I think it is called Deep Ocean. Check it out (scoll to bottom of page). Hope this helps, Ingo Last edited by LITTLE_FISH at 11-Sep-2005 08:09 Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
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Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	Changing the wavelength of your aquarium lamps will also change the perceived color of your fish. A warmer hue, toward the reds will darken the fish color while a cooler hue toward the blue will lighten your fish. __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
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wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	That's such a great question!.... I like the black b/ground. Backgrounds - the stuff is as cheap as chips to buy. Get a small length of each and do a stip of each so you can compare. You only need to buy about 6-8 inches worth (or 20cm) to get an idea. Good luck Last edited by wish-ga at 11-Sep-2005 22:46 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
phoenix5724 Hobbyist Posts: 87 Kudos: 66 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-May-2005	i've got black right now but the yellows still seem to wash out unless you are right up there. Maybe what i need is some contrasting plants, something red or so.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
phoenix5724 Hobbyist Posts: 87 Kudos: 66 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-May-2005	possibly the problem is with the natural colored gravel and i should mix some darker substrate (gravel) in with it to darken it up. The fish are fairly light .
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jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I would use a dark blue or back background & the Tetra colours will stick out alot. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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