I'm trying to decide between dark blue and black. The acrylic I'm getting can be ordered either way and I'm looking for opinions on which will bring out the colors of the fish. Does anyone have examples of either they would like to share?
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I like black because it adds contrast to any colored fish. Plus, its not as distracting as a blue or some of these gaudy backgrounds to see in your lfs.
You can get some cool effects depending on the color you choose. I put a jet black dogface puffer in a tank with a black background and if you stood a little off to the side, all you could see was a pair of bright yellow eyes moving around the tank.
Depends on what fish(s) you'll be keeping?.... different colored backgrounds have different effects on certain fish. either way, Blue or Black are both good colors! 
i like black because it enhances the colors of the fish and i think black gives fish a sense of security cause its dark.
it depends on the fish, but blue or black for me as well 
just to give you an idea, for asian arowanas, its best to use black for reds and blue for golds so it depends on what color the fish your getting is.. usually black looks nice if you fish are red
just to give you an idea, for asian arowanas, its best to use black for reds and blue for golds so it depends on what color the fish your getting is.. usually black looks nice if you fish are red
yes depend on type of fish.... black can sometimes make the fish DARK!!!! if you have temensis deff no black tank