Aquascaping 135G without plants

[MichaelAngelo]

Hey All!

Well I have a 135G with a black background on a metal stand. I have some lava rocks (a bit) and no substrate.

I want to do without plants on this one. Any tips on selecting the color of the substrate or rocks?

Michael

 

[Noto]

What is your stock? Are you looking for a naturalistic setting?

In my opinion most fish look best against a darker substrate. Some fish that are prone to changing their color, such as sunfish, are actually brighter when their surroundings are dark-colored, and other fish simply look brighter due to greater contrast.

As with cars and upholstery, black and white show dirt the most, neutral earth tones the least.

 

[MichaelAngelo]

I'm looking for something that looks sharp lol I have 2 silver aros and a red oscar.

I'd like to keep the black background. I also like black sand substrate but I feel that black-on-black would look bad?

Michael