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openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004	Hi A co-worker ask me to day what fish are good with blacklights. Are there fish that glow from using this type of lighting? Thank for info openwater..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
oz196 Big Fish Posts: 328 Kudos: 119 Votes: 15 Registered: 09-Dec-2002	I have some glo light danios (transgenic or something like that), and they apper to "glow" under a blick light, but i have found that they have to be right under it and that a black light does not light up the tank as you might think, I could barely see anything looked really foggy hope this help though
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Other than perhaps the Glofish (Fallout claims they actually look worse under the black light), there are no fish that I know of that actually glow under the black light. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	they do, matter of fact they look horrid. the lighting we had that they looked best under was actinic :-\ a word of caution.. black lights put out a high amount of UV rays. Place a piece of tempered glass between the bulb and your fish, and you won't burn them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52


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